Michael De-la-Noy
Michael De-la-Noy (3 April 1934 - 12 August 2002, born Michael Delanoy Walker) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 20 books, the most successful being The Queen Behind the Throne. De-la-Noy was also noted for being fired in 1970 as press secretary to Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey after writing an article in support of a bisexual and transvestite colonel, which was seen as too liberal for the Church of England.
De-la-Noy was born in Hessle, Yorkshire, and grew up in London. He was educated at Bedford School, although he ran away from the latter at the age of 13.[1] He worked as a reporter for two local papers, the Bedfordshire Times and the Brighton and Hove Herald,[2] before joining the employ of Anglican clergyman Timothy Beaumont. It was after this job that he went to work for Archbishop Ramsey.
His books included Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer (1984), The Honours System (1985), Eddy: The Life Of Edward Sackville-West (1988), Michael Ramsey: A Portrait (1990), The Queen Behind the Throne (1994) and others.
De-la-Noy died of cancer at the age of 68; he was survived by his partner of 30 years Bruce Hodson.[1]
References
- 1 2 Jonathan Fryer, "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Guardian, 16 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ↑ "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Telegraph, 13 August 2002.
External links
- Jonathan Fryer, "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The GUardian, 16 August 2002.