Tibor Méray

Tibor Méray (6 April 1924 – 12 November 2020) was a Hungarian journalist and writer, worked for various newspapers (Szabad Nép, Csillag) during the Communist regime. He was a war correspondent for Szabad Nép (official daily of the ruling communist Hungarian Working People's Party and predecessor of the Népszabadság) during the Korean War.

The native form of this personal name is Méray Tibor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tibor Méray
Born(1924-04-06)6 April 1924
Budapest, Hungary
Died12 November 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 96)
Paris, France
NationalityHungarian
Genrejournalist
Notable awardsAttila József Prize (1951, 1952)
Kossuth Prize (1953)
Legion of Honour (1997)

As a supporter of the politics of Imre Nagy, he fled the country after the abortive uprising of 1956 and became a staunch anti-Communist, living in Paris, France. After working for several journals, he was editor-in-chief of the Irodalmi Újság, an important emigrant Hungarian-language weekly in Paris, from 1971 to 1989.

He co-wrote the 1969 comedy spy novel Catch Me a Spy, which was later adapted into a 1971 film To Catch a Spy starring Kirk Douglas.

Tibor Méray died on 12 November 2020 in Paris.[1]

References
  1. Méray Tibor emlékére (2020. november 13.) Népszava (hozzáférés: 2020. november 13.)
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