Joseph Bard (18 May 1892 – 1975), born József Diamant, was an expatriate Hungarian writer, known for a novel ''Shipwreck in Europe'' (1928) and

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written in English, and as a literary editor. He settled in the

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, where he was later known as ''Joseph Bard''. His background was

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ish and Hungarian.

Life

Bard was born in

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on 18 May 1892, and left Hungary in 1922.Library of Contress Name Authority File
/ref> He had two children by Jolan Weinberger: George (b. 1911) and Valentine (b. 1913). George was murdered in

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. Valentine and her family emigrated to the U.S. after the

1956 Hungarian Revolution The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hung ...

. Bard was married to Dorothy Thompson from 1922 to 1927, and married the artist

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in 1940. He was a friend and supporter of Ezra Pound, with whom he corresponded when Pound was confined to hospital.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bard, Joseph Hungarian writers 1892 births 1975 deaths Hungarian emigrants to the United Kingdom