Andrew Cockburn
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Andrew Cockburn is a journalist
who has lived in the United States
for many years.
in 1947, Cockburn grew up in County Cork
, Ireland
. His father was socialist
author
and journalist
Claud Cockburn
. His mother, Patricia Evangeline Anne (née Arbuthnot), was the granddaughter of British colonial administrator Henry Arthur Blake
and British politician George Arbuthnot
; she had written an autobiography, Figure of Eight. Cockburn was educated at Glenalmond College
, Perthshire
, and Worcester College, Oxford
.
Cockburn has two brothers, Alexander Cockburn
and Patrick Cockburn
, who are also journalists, and two half-sisters. One sister, Sarah, was best known as the mystery writer Sarah Caudwell
. The other sister, Claudia, worked on disability and married the Michael Flanders
, half of the well-known performance double-act: Flanders and Swann
; the two children of this marriage are the journalists Laura Flanders
and Stephanie Flanders
, his half-nieces.
He married Leslie Corkhill Redlich
and together they have three children, Chloe Frances Cockburn, The O.C.
and House, M.D. actress Olivia Wilde
(née Olivia Jane Cockburn) and Charles Philip Cockburn. The Cockburns are distantly "related by cousinly marriages" to Sir George Cockburn
, who ordered the Burning of Washington
in 1814.
for the New York Review of Books and co-produced the 1991 PBS documentary on Iraq
titled The War We Left Behind. He lives in Washington, D.C.
with his wife, Leslie Cockburn
, a journalist and film producer
with whom he has co-authored several books. He is also a regular contributing author for National Geographic and CounterPunch
.
Cockburn's most recent book is Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy (subtitled An American Disaster in the UK edition). In the New York Times, reviewer Jacob Heilbrunn called it "perceptive and engrossing" and "quite persuasive." He also wrote The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine.
Cockburn is also known for writing "21st Century Slaves" for National Geographic. It was a groundbreaking article that shed light on the practice of modern-day slavery.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who has lived in the United States
United States
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for many years.
Early life and family
Born in LondonLondon
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in 1947, Cockburn grew up in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. His father was socialist
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
author
Author
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and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Claud Cockburn
Claud Cockburn
Francis Claud Cockburn was a British journalist. He was well known proponent of communism. His saying, "believe nothing until it has been officially denied" is widely quoted in journalistic studies.He was the second cousin of novelist Evelyn Waugh....
. His mother, Patricia Evangeline Anne (née Arbuthnot), was the granddaughter of British colonial administrator Henry Arthur Blake
Henry Arthur Blake
Sir Henry Arthur Blake GCMG, DL was a British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903.-Early life and career:...
and British politician George Arbuthnot
George Arbuthnot (politician)
Colonel George Arbuthnot DL, JP was a British politician.Born in Madras, India, he was the son of John Alves Arbuthnot of Coworth Park at Sunningdale in Berkshire and his wife and cousin, Mary, daughter of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet of Elderslie in Surrey...
; she had written an autobiography, Figure of Eight. Cockburn was educated at Glenalmond College
Glenalmond College
Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. The school's motto is Floreat Glenalmond...
, Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, and Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
.
Cockburn has two brothers, Alexander Cockburn
Alexander Cockburn
Alexander Claud Cockburn is an American political journalist. Cockburn was brought up in Ireland but has lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edits the political newsletter CounterPunch...
and Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is an Irish journalist who has been a Middle East correspondent since 1979 for the Financial Times and, presently, The Independent....
, who are also journalists, and two half-sisters. One sister, Sarah, was best known as the mystery writer Sarah Caudwell
Sarah Caudwell
Sarah Caudwell was the pseudonym of Sarah Cockburn , a British barrister and writer of detective stories.She is best known for a series of four murder stories written between 1980 and 1999, centred around the lives of a group of young barristers practicing in Lincoln’s Inn and narrated by a Hilary...
. The other sister, Claudia, worked on disability and married the Michael Flanders
Michael Flanders
Michael Henry Flanders OBE, was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs. He is best known to the general public for his partnership with Donald Swann performing as the duo Flanders and Swann....
, half of the well-known performance double-act: Flanders and Swann
Flanders and Swann
The British duo Flanders and Swann were the actor and singer Michael Flanders and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann , who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs....
; the two children of this marriage are the journalists Laura Flanders
Laura Flanders
Laura Flanders is a British-American journalist who presents the current events show GRITtv, broadcast weekdays on Link and Free Speech TV....
and Stephanie Flanders
Stephanie Flanders
Stephanie Hope Flanders, born 5 August 1968, is a British broadcast journalist, and is currently the BBC economics editor.She is the daughter of British actor and comic singer Michael Flanders and Claudia Cockburn.-Early life:...
, his half-nieces.
He married Leslie Corkhill Redlich
Leslie Cockburn
Leslie Corkill Redlich Cockburn is an American writer and filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories in almost every part of the globe.-Early life and career:...
and together they have three children, Chloe Frances Cockburn, The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
and House, M.D. actress Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress and fashion model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr...
(née Olivia Jane Cockburn) and Charles Philip Cockburn. The Cockburns are distantly "related by cousinly marriages" to Sir George Cockburn
George Cockburn
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet GCB was a British naval commander of the late 18th through the mid-19th centuries. He held important commands during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 and eventually rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord.-Naval...
, who ordered the Burning of Washington
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was an armed conflict during the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, led by General Robert Ross, a British force occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings following...
in 1814.
Career
Cockburn has written about the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
for the New York Review of Books and co-produced the 1991 PBS documentary on Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
titled The War We Left Behind. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
with his wife, Leslie Cockburn
Leslie Cockburn
Leslie Corkill Redlich Cockburn is an American writer and filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories in almost every part of the globe.-Early life and career:...
, a journalist and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
with whom he has co-authored several books. He is also a regular contributing author for National Geographic and CounterPunch
Counterpunch
Counterpunch can refer to:* Counterpunch , a punch in boxing* CounterPunch, a bi-weekly political newsletter* Counterpunch , a type of punch used in traditional typography* Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character...
.
Cockburn's most recent book is Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy (subtitled An American Disaster in the UK edition). In the New York Times, reviewer Jacob Heilbrunn called it "perceptive and engrossing" and "quite persuasive." He also wrote The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine.
Cockburn is also known for writing "21st Century Slaves" for National Geographic. It was a groundbreaking article that shed light on the practice of modern-day slavery.
Publications
- Cockburn, Andrew (2007). Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy Scribner ISBN 1416535748
- Cockburn, Andrew (with Patrick Cockburn) (1999). Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein HarperCollins Publishers Hc ISBN 0-06-019266-6
- Cockburn, Andrew (with Leslie Cockburn) (1997). "One Point Safe" Doubleday ISBN 0-385-48560-3
- Cockburn, Andrew (with Leslie Cockburn) (1991). Dangerous Liaison: The Inside Story of the U.S.-Israeli Covert Relationship HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-016444-1
- Cockburn, Andrew (1983). "The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Regime" Random House ISBN 0-394-52402-0
External links
- http://www.americancasinothemovie.com/ Producer of "The American Casino" film
- "Frontline Club: Rumsfeld – the Man Behind the US Military Disaster" (May 11, 2007)
- "Saddam's Last Act" (December 17, 2003)
- "Tired, Terrified, Trigger-Happy" (December 2, 2003)
- "Now the Blood Feud Begins" (July 26, 2003)
- "Should We Attack Iraq Because We Can?" (November 4, 2002)
- "Bono Betrays Ireland" (August 11, 2002)