David Blundy

David Blundy

David Blundy (22 March 1945 – 17 November 1989), was a British journalist and war correspondent. Son of an antiques dealer who had a shop at the Elephant and Castle, he was educated at the City of London School (one of his contemporaries there was the novelist Julian Barnes) and Bristol University. He covered many of the world's troublespots including Belfast, Beirut, El Salvador and the West Bank as well as Washington and Tripoli. He was killed by a sniper in El Salvador. His two daughters are Anna Blundy and Charlotte Blundy.

Books

  • The Last Paragraph. The Journalism of David Blundy (1990) edited by Anthony Holden
  • Qaddhafi and the Libyan Revolution (1987) with Andrew Lycett
  • With Geldof in Africa (1985) with Paul Vallely and Frank Herrmann.