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Gitta Sereny

Austrian publicist and writer (1921-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 91

Gitta Sereny, CBE was an Austrian-British biographer, historian, and investigative journalist who became known for her interviews and profiles of infamous figures, including Mary Bell, who was convicted in 1968 of killing two children when she herself was a child, and Franz Stangl, the commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp.

Gitta Sereny is read about 171 times a day, in 29 languages.

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2012Died14 June 20122002Stig Dagerman PrizeAward1998CWA Gold Dagger for Non-FictionAward1995James Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward1921Born13 March 1921

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Stig Dagerman Prize2002
CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction1998
James Tait Black Memorial Prize1995
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Duff Cooper Prize

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2012 · aged 91