Memorials & monuments · London
Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Martha Gellhorn is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Martha Ellis Gellhorn (8 November 1908 – 15 February 1998) was an American novelist, travel writer and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. She reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career. She was the third wife of American novelist Ernest Hemingway, from 1940 to 1945. She died in 1998 by apparent suicide at the age of 89, ill and almost completely blind. The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism is named after her.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
On 5 October 2007, the United States Postal Service announced that it would honor five 20th-century journalists with first-class rate postage stamps, to be issued on 22 April 2008: Martha Gellhorn; John Hersey; George Polk; Ruben Salazar; and Eric Sevareid. Postmaster General Jack Potter announced the stamp series at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington, D.C. In 2011, Gellhorn was the subject of an hour-long episode of the World Media Rights series Extraordinary Women, which airs on the BBC, and periodically in the United States on PBS. In 2012, Gellhorn was played by Nicole Kidman in Philip Kaufman's film, Hemingway & Gellhorn. Martha Gellhorn's relationship with…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4944, -0.1611
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1X 0EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Phone
- +44 20 7823 1395
- Official site
- www.michaelgoedhuis.com
Sources
- osm: node/8016172810 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Martha Gellhorn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Martha Gellhorn?
- Martha Gellhorn is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1X 0EA), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- Is Martha Gellhorn free to visit?
- Yes, Martha Gellhorn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Martha Gellhorn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1X 0EA. It sits within the Kensington and Bayswater parliamentary constituency.