Maurice Edelman
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Maurice Edelman | |
|---|---|
 Edelman in 1947 | |
| Member of Parliament for Coventry North West | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 14 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Robinson |
| Member of Parliament for Coventry North | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Coventry West | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Israel Maurice Edelman 2 March 1911 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 14 December 1975 (aged 64) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Matilda Yeager (m. 1933) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Author |
Israel Maurice Edelman (2 March 1911 – 14 December 1975) was a British Labour Party politician, journalist, and novelist from Wales who represented Coventry constituencies in the House of Commons for over 30 years, from 1945 until his death.
Maurice Edelman was born to a Jewish family in Cardiff in 1911.[1] His parents had come to Wales seven years earlier, escaping the pogroms in Tsarist Russia.[2] His father was a photographer.[3] He was educated at Cardiff High School[1] and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] where he was an Exhibitioner in Modern Languages (French, German and later Russian).[2] He joined the plywood industry in 1931 as a company director and at the outbreak of the Second World War was engaged in research into the application of plywood and plastic materials to aircraft construction.[1] In 1933, he married Matilda "Tilli" Yeager, and they had two daughters.[2]
Writing career
Edelman was a prolific journalist and author of several works of fiction and non-fiction. During the Second World War, he was a correspondent for Picture Post.[2] His non-fiction works include France: The Birth of the Fourth Republic,[1] and a biography of David Ben Gurion.[3] He also produced screenplays for television broadcasts during the 1960s and 1970s.[4] His novels include A Trial of Love (1951), Who Goes Home? (1953), A Dream of Treason (1954), The Happy Ones (1957), A Call on Kuprim (1959), The Minister (1961), The Fratricides (1963), The Prime Minister's Daughter (1964), All on a Summer's Night (1969), Disraeli In Love (1972) and Disraeli Rising (1975).[5]
