Ray Milne
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12 February 1914
Ray Milne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ray Mundell 12 February 1914 Broxburn, Scotland |
| Died | 28 May 2007 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Education | University of Edinburgh, Philipps University Marburg |
| Occupation(s) | Cinephile, Translator, Schoolteacher |
| Spouse |
Harry Milne (m. 1940) |
| Children | 3 |
Ray Milne (née Mundell; 12 February 1914 - 28 May 2007) was a Scottish cinephile, translator and schoolteacher. In the 1960s, she was instrumental in rejuvenating the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[1][2]
Milne attended Broxburn High School and studied French at the University of Edinburgh. She completed a doctorate at the Philipps University of Marburg in 1938 with a thesis on humour in the work of J. M. Barrie and returned thereafter to Moray House in Edinburgh as a student teacher.[3]
Working life
During the Second World War, Milne, who was fluent in German and French, worked as a translator for British intelligence, most probably for the SIS in St. Albans.[4][5]
In the immediate post-war period Milne worked as a teacher in Klagenfurt, Austria. After her return to Edinburgh, she taught French and German at a variety of schools, including Norton Park Secondary School, Bathgate Academy, Portobello High School and, at the end of her career, George Heriot's School.[6][7] She remained a learner as well as a teacher of languages, taking up Russian and, at the end of her career, Italian.