Jonah Barrington (journalist)
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Jonah Barrington was the pseudonym
of Cyril Carr Dalmaine (1904 – 1986) the radio critic of the Daily Express
, a British newspaper, during the Second World War.
His first used the term "Lord Haw-Haw
" to describe a German radio broadcaster:
He studied at Eastbourne College
, and graduated from the Royal College of Music
. He was Music master at Uppington School, and chorus master to the BBC
. He composed chamber music, and transcribed cantatas of Johan Sebastian Bach to piano.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Cyril Carr Dalmaine (1904 – 1986) the radio critic of the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
, a British newspaper, during the Second World War.
His first used the term "Lord Haw-Haw
Lord Haw-Haw
Lord Haw-Haw was the nickname of several announcers on the English-language propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, broadcast by Nazi German radio to audiences in Great Britain on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and by shortwave to the United States...
" to describe a German radio broadcaster:
“He speaks English of the haw-haw, damn-it-get-out-of-my-way variety, and his strong suit is gentlemanly indignation.
He studied at Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, situated on the south coast of England, included in the Tatler list of top public schools. The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire...
, and graduated from the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
. He was Music master at Uppington School, and chorus master to the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. He composed chamber music, and transcribed cantatas of Johan Sebastian Bach to piano.