Ludovic Kennedy dies aged 89

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"Sir Ludovic Kennedy, the broadcaster, author and journalist has died aged 89.

The Times website reported today that Kennedy's family had told the paper he passed away yesterday at a nursing home in Salisbury.

Kennedy, who would have been 90 early next month, had been ill for some time after developing pneumonia following a fall.

Born In Edinburgh, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church college Oxford, and went on to enjoy a long career as a writer and television presenter that spanned six decades.

He became best known for writing about miscarriages of justice, and his 1961 book Ten Rillington Place, which argued that Timothy Evans should not have been executed for the murder of his baby daughter because the crime was committed by serial killer John Christie, resulted in a posthumous pardon for Evans. In 1970, the book was turned into a film starring John Hurt."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/19/ludovic-kennedy-dies-aged-89

A journalistic giant from a bygone era. Not perfect, but then again no one is.