John Pilger was an Australian journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer and scientist. He worked as a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. John was a critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy. Even he criticized his country’s treatment of the Australian aborigines.
John won the descriptive writer of the year in 1966. He was the journalist of the year in 1967. He won the international reporter of the year in 1970. John died at the age of 84 on December 30, 2023.
John Pilger Wiki, Biography
| Full name | John Richard Pilger |
| Birth place | Bondi, New South Wales, Australia |
| date of birth | October 9, 1939 |
| Age | 84 (died December 30, 2023) |
| Parents | Claude Pilger and Elsie Pilger |
| Brothers and sisters | Graham (1932 – 2017) |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Nationality | Australian, British |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Woman | Scarth Flett (divorced) |
| Partner | Journalist Yvonne Roberts |
| children | Sam and Zoe Pilger |
| Height | About 5 feet 9 inches |
| Netto value | In millions of dollars |
Biography, Age
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger was born on October 9, 1939 and died awya at age 84 on December 30, 2023. He was born in Bondi, New South Wales, Australia and died awya in London, England. His zodiac sign was Libra. He was a religious person, but it is not known what his religion was.
Education, qualifications
John Pilger passed out at Sydney Boys High School where he started the student newspaper “The Messenger”. He later became part of a four-year journalist trainee program for the Australian Consolidated Press.
Wife, Children
John Pilger was married to Scarth Flett who is a journalist. Later they divorced. His ex-wife is the granddaughter of the physician and geologist Sir John Smith Flett. John was blessed with a son with his ex-wife and a daughter with journalist Yvonne Roberts.
John’s son Sam is a sports writer and was born in 1973. John’s daughter Zoe Pilger was born in 1984. Zoe Pilger is a writer and art critic.
Parents, Ethnicity
John Pilger was born to Claude Pilger and Elsie Pilger. On his father’s side, John was of German descent, while on his mother’s side he was of English, German and Irish descent. So he was of mixed nationality. John’s mother taught French at school.
John had an older brother named Graham who was a disability rights activist. Graham advises Gough Whitlam’s government. He was alive from 1932 to 2017. John and his brother attended Sydney Boys High School together.
Netto value
John Pilger left a net worth estimated in the millions, but he never revealed his net worth to tell us his exact net worth.
Height Weight
John Pilger’s height was around 5 feet 9 inches but his weight is still not revealed.
Career and achievements
John Pilger began his career as a copyboy in 1958 at the Sydney Sun and later moved to the Daily Telegraph in Sydney. Jon worked for the Sydney Sunday Telegraph and later moved to Europe where he worked as a freelance correspondent in Italy for a year.
John was the founder of the News on Sunday tabloid. He returned to the Mirror after the 9/11 attacks, with Piers Morgan as editor at the time.
John FOUNDED Tempest Films in 1969 with actor David Swift and directors Paul Watson and Charles Denton.
His television career began in 1969 on the World in Action. He made documentaries including Vietnam: Still America’s War (1974), Do You Remember Vietnam? (1978) and Vietnam: The Last Battle (1995).
John Pilger’s first film was the documentary The War on Democracy (2007), which was shown in cinemas. This film won the Best Documentary Award at the One World Media Awards 2008.
Death
John Pilger died at the age of 84 on December 30, 2023. His family announced his death,
“It is with great sadness that the family of John Pilger announce that he passed away yesterday, December 30, 2023 in London at the age of 84. His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply an amazing and most loved dad, grandfather and partner. Rest in peace.”
It is with great sadness that the family of John Pilger announce that he passed away yesterday, December 30, 2023 in London at the age of 84. His journalism and documentaries are celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply the most amazing and beloved father, grandfather and partner. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/j90QTAPgzC
— John Pilger (@johnpilger) December 31, 2023
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