Barbara Amiel Bio | Wiki
Barbara Amiel ( Full name: Barbara Joan Estelle Amiel, Baroness Black of Crossharbour, DSS), is a British-Canadian conservative journalist, socialite, and writer. She served as a columnist for The Times from 1986 to 1999. Barbara was a senior political columnist for The Sunday Times from 1991. She moved to The Daily Telegraph in 1995 then owned by Conrad Black’s company.
Barbara alleged in The Spectator magazine in December 2001 that coarse and reputedly antisemitic remarks had been uttered by the ambassador of a “major EU country” at a party she hosted. The individual was identified by The Times of London as then-French ambassador to the UK, Daniel Bernard. Barbara said Daniel had described Israel as “that shitty little country”.
However, Daniel, via a spokesman, did not deny making the comment. According to Andy McSmith, Barbara’s journalism became known in 2007, for her “ferocious” defense of Israel and as an opponent of the BBC. In September 2003, Barbara wrote that while “it is too late to kill Arafat,” the “conflict in the Middle East is not amenable to a peaceful solution.”
She added that the conflict could only be solved by the total victory of one side” either by “the Arabs annihilating the Israelis or the Israelis being forced to use every means, not excluding nuclear power, to defend themselves.” In 2002, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, former editor of The Sunday Telegraph accused Barbara of writing “enragingly narrow-minded and logic-choppingly unpersuasive apologies for Israel”. Sir Peregrine described her, of all Black’s “neo-conservative columnists”, as the “worst of the lot” after Barbara lost her Daily Telegraph column in May 2004.
Barbara Amiel Age
She was born on December 4, 1940, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Barbara is 81 years old.
Barbara Amiel Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Barbara stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in ( Approx 1.68 m).
Barbara Amiel Family
She was born into a Jewish family in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Her parents are Vera Isserles (née Barnett) and Harold Joffre Amiel. Her father was originally a solicitor but later became a Lieutenant Colonel serving in Italy during World War II. However, he was discharged because of an injury. Barbara’s parents divorced when she was only 8 years old. Her father left her mother for another woman.
Barbara is a cousin of the oncologist, broadcaster, and humorist Rob Buckman. Barbara’s mother remarried and the couple emigrated with her, her sister, and her half-brother, to Hamilton, Ontario in November 1952. Barbara never saw her biological father again after her mother remarried. She lived independently for periods of time from the age of 14 due to family difficulties, including a period when her stepfather was unemployed.
During this period, Barbara gained employment to support herself. She told Alice Thomson of The Times in 2020 that “My mother loathed me and saw me as a hindrance to her life.”In 1956, Barbara’s biological father took his own life after the discovery of theft from his clients. His family decided not to disclose this information and Barbara did not discover the truth for three years.
Barbara Amiel Education
She studied at an independent girls’ school, North London Collegiate School in Edgware, Greater London. Barbara joined the University of Toronto in 1959 and took a degree in Philosophy and English. She was then sympathetic to communism and was a delegate to the Soviet-organised World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki, Finland in 1962.
Barbara Amiel Spouse
She has been married four times. Three of her marriages ended in divorce. Barbara entered a brief marriage to Gary Smith in 1964. She then married poet, broadcaster, and author George Jonas in 1974 and divorced him in 1979. Barbara’s political orientation switched from left to right during her marriage to Jonas. She has described this process in her 1980 memoir titled Confessions. In 1984, she married cable businessman David Graham. The duo split around 1988 and eventually divorced in 1990
Barbara became friends and lovers with the publisher Lord Weidenfeld for a time. On July 21, 1992, Barbara married a Canadian businessman with extensive mining and media interests called Conrad Black. According to Tom Bower, Conrad’s goals in life vastly expanded after his marriage to Barbara. During the 1990s in a 2004 Spectator article, Peter Oborne described the couple as “London’s most glamorous power couple.” Barbara became Lady Black in 2001 after her husband gained a life peerage as Lord Black of Crossharbour.
Barbara Amiel Illness | Health
She has had to deal with painful dermatomyositis, a severe condition that causes inflammation of the skin and muscles. Barbara was interviewed by Homemakers magazine in 2006 where she said that the disease “spikes and attacks the skin and muscles, as well as the heart, lungs, and throat.” The journalist went on to say that she has to spend a few days in the hospital every three weeks as part of her treatment. Barbara was told in 2005 that she had lupus, a blood disorder that sometimes needs blood transfusions. In the interview, she revealed that she has to spend a few days in the hospital every three weeks. Barbara was one of the first people to have plastic surgery. The journalist almost cuts off her nose to spite her face.
Barbara Amiel Book | New Book | Friends And Enemies
She has so far authored 5 books. Her first book titled By Persons Unknown: the strange death of Christine Demeter was published in 1977. She co-wrote this book with her then-husband George Jonas. In 1978, Barbara published her second book titled East and West: selected poems; with a profile of the poet which she co-wrote with George Faludy. Her third book titled Confessions was published in 1980. In 1983, her fourth book titled Celebrate Our City was published. Barbara’s most recent book, Friends and Enemies: A Memoir Constable was published in 2020.
Barbara Amiel Memoir
Her most recent book, Friends and Enemies: A Memoir Constable was published in 2020. Barbara’s political orientation switched from left to right during her marriage to George Jonas. She described this process in the 1980 memoir Confessions.
Barbara Amiel Vogue | Interview
She gave an interview to Vogue magazine in 2002 which led to an inquiry into Hollinger’s accounts led by Gordon Paris. Barbara was then Vice-President: Editorial of Hollinger Inc. Her then-husband was then president and CEO. Barbara, in her London home, told Vogue her “extravagance knows no bounds”. Hollinger International started legal action in Illinois against Barbara and her then-husband and other executives, following the Vogue interview. The investigation was seeking $1.25 billion in damages.
Barbara Amiel Macleans
She was a story editor in the late 1960s. For a brief period, she served as a presenter for CBC TV Public Affairs. Barbara was intermittently on contract with both CTV and TV Ontario in the 1970s. Also, she served as a regular on CBC TV’s midday Bob McLean Show. She first joined Maclean’s magazine in 1976 where she worked as a senior writer, associate editor, and columnist. Her book, By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter won The Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best non-fiction in 1978. She co-authored the book with her second husband and published it in 1977. From 1983 until 1985, Barbara served as the first female editor of the Toronto Sun
Barbara Amiel Net Worth
She is a British-Canadian conservative journalist, socialite, and writer. Barbara has an estimated net worth of $37 million.
How Old Is Barbara Amiel
Barbara is 81 years old. She was born on December 4, 1940, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Where Is Barbara Amiel From
She was born on December 4, 1940, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.