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Journalist who covered Everest conquest to attend funeral

Started by Natasha, January 21, 2008, 04:51:10 PM

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Natasha

Journalist who covered Everest conquest to attend funeral

http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Story/tabid/209/articleID/43942/cat/41/Default.aspx
01/21/2008

Jan Morris, then James Morris, was The Times staff reporter seconded to John Hunt's 1953 Everest expedition.

Born a man, he fathered five children before having a sex-change operation in 1972.


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Renate

Well, Jan Morris is quite a famous travel writer.  Her transsexual account was:
Conundrum (1974) - Jan Morris * Amazon * WorldCat

Renate
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