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Michael Rodney Freedland (born 18 December 1934)〔("Michael Freedland, Esq" ), Debrett's〕 is a British biographer, journalist and broadcaster. Beginning as a journalist on local papers in 1951, he was on the staff of the ''Daily Sketch'' for a year before turning freelance in 1961.〔 His broadcasting career began in the following year, and he has written for ''The Sunday Telegraph'', ''The Spectator'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Observer'' and ''The Economist''.〔 As a biographer, he has specialised in Hollywood and its entertainers, plus some prominent British subjects. His book on Al Jolson, originally published in 1971, reached its eighth edition in 2007.〔Michael Freedland ("You ain't heard nothing' yet: How one sentence uttered by Al Jolson changed the movie industry" ), ''The Independent'', 28 September 2007〕 Freedland has written forty books, mainly biographies. He has written and presented programmes for Radio 2 in the UK on his subjects, including Elvis Presley,〔Michael Freedland ("I knew Elvis" ), ''The Guardian'', 29 December 2009〕 Bob Hope〔(''The Bob Hope Trial'' ), BBC Radio 2, February–March 2008〕 and Judy Garland.〔(''The Judy Garland Trail'' ), BBC Radio 2, October–November 2008〕 Asked about what to include in an individual's life history, the immediate concern was the Garland book, he said in 2010: "I am a great believer in telling it as it was. I am very certain of the need for warts and all. How else can you tell a full rounded story?"〔("Interview with Michael Freedland, author of new Garland biography" ), judygarlandnews.com, 18 December 2010〕 Freedland's books have included more general histories. ''Witch Hunt in Hollywood: McCarthyism's War On Tinseltown'' is an account of the activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy and (the not directly connected) House Un-American Activities Committee. In Freedland's view: "For Communist read Jew. The hearings ... were as much (some would say more) antisemitic as anti-Communist. Hollywood was chosen for the attack because of the great publicity value the movie capital offered. It was also a great opportunity to get at the Jews of Hollywood."〔Michael Freedland ("Hunting communists? They were really after Jews" ), ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 6 August 2009〕〔Gerald Isaaman ("McCarthy’s bad guy role in a dark Hollywood drama" ), ''Camden New Journal'', 20 August 2009 See also Joel Finler's letter ("McCarthy’s witch-hunt" ), ''Camden New Journal'', 1 October 2009〕 ''You Don't Have To Be Jewish'', Freedland's radio show, began in 1971,〔("''You Don’t Have to Be Jewish''" ), Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA.com), 9 November 1976〕 and was gradually extended in length. Initially broadcast by BBC Radio London, later LBC, it ran for 24 years.〔Michael Freedland ("On the air with Topol and Golda" ), ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 6 June 2012〕 He was married for 52 years〔Michael Freedland ("Anything but scrambled eggs: how I learned to cook at 78" ), ''The Guardian'', 12 April 2013〕 to Sara Hocherman,〔Jonathan Freedland ("Sara's Gift" ), ''The Guardian'', 12 February 2005 (extract from ''Jacob's Gift'')〕 who died in 2012.〔Sandy Rashty ("Death of ex- JC junior page editor" ), ''Jewish Chronicle'', 12 May 2010〕 One of the couple's daughters, Fiona, was a solicitor specialising in medical negligence claims〔Robin Oppenheim ("Fiona Freedland obituary" ), theguardian.com, 2 September 2014〕 while their son is the journalist and thriller writer Jonathan Freedland.〔Jonathan Freedland ("In death – as in life – my mother was rescued by love" ), ''The Guardian'', 18 May 2012〕 Like his son, Michael Freedland is a regular contributor to ''The Jewish Chronicle''. His ''Confessions of a Serial Biographer'', an autobiography, appeared in 2005.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Freedland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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