biography
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Muggeridge, (Thomas) Malcolm
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| (1903–90)
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| Journalist, born in Croydon, S Greater London, UK. A lecturer at the Egyptian University in Cairo (1927–30), he joined the Manchester Guardian (1930–3), was assistant editor of the Calcutta Statesman (1934–5), and joined the editorial staff of the Evening Standard. Serving with the Intelligence Corps during World War 2, he received the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre. Resuming his journalistic career, he worked with the Daily Telegraph (1946–52), and was editor of Punch (1953–7). He contributed regularly to the television programme Panorama (1953–60), and had his own series Appointment With ... (1960–1) and Let Me Speak (1964–5). Later television appearances include the autobiographical Muggeridge Ancient and Modern (1981) and his introduction of Mother Teresa to the world in Something Beautiful for God (1971). He wrote Chronicle of Wasted Time (1982), and other books. A controversial rector of Edinburgh University (1967–8), he resigned over student liberalism and promiscuity. He characterized his life as a spiritual journey towards a greater understanding of faith, and in 1982 became a Roman Catholic. |
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