Tibor Méray

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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)

Tibor Méray (6 April 1924 – 12 November 2020) was a Hungarian journalist and writer. He worked for many newspapers such as for Szabad Nép and Csillag. He was a war correspondent for Szabad Nép during the Korean War.

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

Méray died on 12 November 2020 in Paris at the age of 96.[1]

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  1. Méray Tibor emlékére Archived 2020-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (2020. november 13.) Népszava (hozzáférés: 2020. november 13.)

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