Shevawn Lynam was born on Dublin, 16 April 1914 - 4 November 1998 and was an Irish novelist and journalist.
10 Facts About Shevawn Lynam
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Shevawn Lynam was the Spanish-language specialist with the BBC and Ministry of Information during World War II.
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Shevawn Lynam was born Sybil Mary Joan Lynam in Dublin, Ireland on 16 April 1914.
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Shevawn Lynam's parents were Charles, engineer, and Margaret "Mai" Lynam, both from Galway.
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Shevawn Lynam lived in Spain in her early twenties, probably working as a governess.
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Shevawn Lynam suffered from tuberculosis and was sent to a sanatorium in Switzerland for two years.
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Shevawn Lynam worked as a secretary for various prominent artists and writers, including Alfred Hitchcock and John Betjeman.
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Shevawn Lynam lived in Paris for ten years, working as the editor of the NATO Newsletter international affairs.
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Shevawn Lynam published an acclaimed biography of the eighteenth-century pioneer of animal rights Richard Martin, nicknamed the 'King of Connemara'.
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Shevawn Lynam died in St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin on 4 November 1998, and is buried at Shanganagh cemetery.