Leonie Cohn

Leonie Clara Cohn (22 June 1917-9 August 2009) was a BBC radio producer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

She was born in Königsberg to a Jewish family.[6] In 1935, she moved to Italy to study at the University of Rome.[6] After finishing school, and losing her parents in the Holocaust, she moved to the United Kingdom to live with art critic Herbert Read and his family.[6]

Career

During World War II, she worked as a translator for BBC's German Service.[6] She married Paul Findlay (who eventually became the head of BBC TV administration) and had two children, Mark and Andrea.[6]

She retired in 1977 after 36 years with BBC.[6] She died in 2009 at age 92.[6]

Selected publications
  • Cohn, Leonie; Shire, Adrian, eds. (2000). Belsize 2000: A Living Suburb. Belsize Conservation Area Advisory Committee. ISBN 978-0953942107.
  • Cohn, Leonie, ed. (1986). Belsize Park: A Living Suburb. Belsize Park Conservation Area.

References
  1. Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). "Cohn, Leonie Clara". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. ISBN 9780230304666. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. Snowman, Daniel (31 August 2009). "Leonie Cohn (obituary)". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. "Leonie Cohn (obituary)". The Telegraph. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Leonie Cohn, radio producer (obituary)". The Scotsman. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. "Leonie Cohn: BBC radio producer (obituary)". The Times. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. Snowman, Daniel (2009-08-31). "Obituary | Radio producer | Leonie Cohn". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-03.


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