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Arthur Leslie Gavshon (28 August 1916 – 24 July 1995) was a London-based South African journalist. He was a reporter for the Associated Press, and the author of three books of investigative journalism.

Early life

Arthur Gavshon was born on 28 August 1916 in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1] His parents were Lithuanian Jewish refugees.^[1][2]

Gavshon was educated at the Pretoria Boys High School.^[1]

Career

Gavshon began his career at Express, a newspaper based in Johannesburg.^[2] He was also the associate editor of Libertas, a magazine opposed to the National Party's non-interventionist policy during World War II.^[2] After serving in the South African Army in Italy and North Africa during the war, he joined the Associated Press in 1945.^[1] He was the AP's London correspondent from 1947 to 1960, and later worked in Washington, D.C. as well as the AP's European correspondent.^[2] He retired in 1981.^[2]

Gavshon was the author of three books of investigative journalism.^[1] He was a critic of apartheid.^[2]

Personal life and death

Gavshon married Audrey Ross in Hampstead, London in 1954.^[1][3] He was related to journalist Anton Harber.^[2] They had three daughters, Laura T Gavshon in 1955,^[4] Helena K Gavshon in 1957,^[5] and Evelyn A Gavshon in 1960.^[6] He died on 24 July 1995 in London.^[1]

Selected works

• Gavshon, Arthur (1962). The Last Days of Dag Hammarskjold. New York: Walker and Company. OCLC 1373025.
• Gavshon, Arthur (1981). Crisis in Africa: Battleground of East and West. London, U.K.: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140222395. OCLC 164625522.
• Gavshon, Arthur; Rice, Desmond (1984). The sinking of the Belgrano. Sevenoaks, U.K.: Hodder & Stoughton. OCLC 954576683.

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