Ronald Payne

Not to be confused with Australian politician Ron Payne.

Ronald Payne
Born	Ronald Staveley Payne 6 February 1926 Ripon, U.K.
Died	25 May 2013 (2013-05-26) (aged 87) Witney, Oxfordshire, U.K.
Education	Bedford School
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author
Spouse	3, including Celia Haddon

Ronald Staveley Payne (6 February 1926 – 25 May 2013), or Ronnie Payne, was a British journalist and war correspondent who focused on espionage and terrorism.

Early life

Ronald Payne was born on 6 February 1926 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.^[1][2] His father was a Primitive Methodist minister.^[1][2][3]

Payne was educated at Pocklington Grammar School and Bedford School.^[1][2] During World War II, he served in the Royal Marines.^[1][2] He subsequently attended Jesus College, Oxford.^[1][2]

Career

Payne began his career as a journalist at the Reading Mercury.^[2] He subsequently wrote for the London Evening Standard.^[1] In 1953, he joined the Daily Telegraph, first as a reporter and later as a foreign correspondent in Paris.^[1][2] He wrote about French Algeria and French Indochina.^[3] He also wrote about the Suez Crisis in 1956, and he interviewed Muammar Gaddafi in 1976.^[1][4]

Payne co-authored several books with Christopher Dobson.^[3] He was also the author of six non-fiction books about espionage or terrorism.^[1][3]

Personal life and death

Payne was married three times.^[1] His third wife, Celia Haddon, was a journalist.^[1] They retired in Witney, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Payne died on 25 May 2013 in Witney.^[1]

Works

• Payne, Ronald (1967). Private Spies. London: A. Barker. OCLC 2093100.
• Dobson, Christopher; Miller, John; Payne, Ronald (1976). The Cruelest Night. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. OCLC 6011500.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1977). The Carlos Complex: A Study in Terror. New York: Putnam. ISBN 9780399119033. OCLC 2998366.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1979). The Weapons of Terror: International Terrorism at Work. London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780333238738. OCLC 5350714.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1982). The Terrorists: Their Weapons, Leaders, and Tactics. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 9780871966681. OCLC 8171688.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1982). Counterattack: The West's Battle Against the Terrorists. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 9780871965264. OCLC 8220437.
• Dobson, Christopher; Miller, John; Payne, Ronald (1982). The Falklands Conflict. Falmouth, Cornwall: Coronet Books. ISBN 9780340324080. OCLC 9465217.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1984). The Dictionary of Espionage. London: Harrap. ISBN 9780245542015. OCLC 12806141.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1984). Who's Who in Espionage. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312874322. OCLC 11650631.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1986). War Without End: The Terrorists: An Intelligence Dossier. London: Harrap. ISBN 9780245543548. OCLC 14288751.
• Dobson, Christopher; Payne, Ronald (1987). The Never-Ending War: Terrorism in the 80's. New York: Facts on File Publications. ISBN 9780816020560. OCLC 14357208.
• Payne, Ronald (1990). Mossad : Israel's Most Secret Service. London: Bantam. ISBN 9780593014431. OCLC 21411503.

References

1. "Ronald Payne". The Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
2. Pearce, Edward (13 June 2013). "Ronald Payne obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
3. Faith, Nicholas (16 June 2013). "Ronald Payne: Acclaimed foreign correspondent". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
4. "Ronald Payne". The Times. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.