Alex von Tunzelmann

Alex von Tunzelmann (born 1977) is a British historian, screenwriter and author. Tunzelmann has worked primarily as a researcher.

Early life and education

Tunzelmann has stated that her surname is of German ancestry originating in Saxony in Germany and that she has family connections from Estonia since 1600 and New Zealand since 1850.[1]

Tunzelmann was educated at Brighton and Hove High School,[2] an independent school for girls in Brighton, and at University College at the University of Oxford. She read history and edited both Cherwell and Isis.

Career

Tunzelmann has contributed to The Political Animal by Jeremy Paxman, The Truth About Markets by John Kay, Does Education Matter? by Alison Wolf, and Not on the Label by Felicity Lawrence. She has been recognized as a Financial Times Young Business Writer of the Year. She collaborated with Jeremy Paxman on his book, On Royalty.

Recently, Tunzelmann has begun writing a weekly column for The Guardian entitled "Reel history", in which she discusses and rates popular films for their historical accuracy. She has also written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, Conde Nast Traveller, BBC Lonely Planet Magazine, and The Daily Beast.[3] She published Blood and Sand about the Suez Crisis of 1956 in 2016.[4]

  • Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2007, her first book, details the independence of India in 1947 and the process leading up to it, as well as the consequences after independence.
  • Red Heat. Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean, 2011, covers the relationship of the United States with Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti during the time of the Cold War. Her overall framework is based on the idea that the Cold War was not a static phenomenon but instead dynamic and involved 'hot wars' as well.[5]

She has appeared on the literary discussion radio programme Litbits on Resonance FM, discussing literature and hair. She appears regularly on Sky News and in BBC current affair programmes.

Screenwriting

Tunzelmann wrote the script for the movie Churchill, a film that received mixed reviews, with some publications citing numerous historical inaccuracies.[6] She also wrote episodes of the RAI period drama Medici, focusing on the well-known Florentine family.

A film based on her book Indian Summer is currently in development with Working Title Films.

Personal life

She lives in London.

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References
  1. von Tunzelmann, Alex [@alexvtunzelmann] (10 April 2014). "Narendra Modi certainly inspires all the most charming & gracious supporters" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. "Cheating student flees to Germany". Oxford Mail. Gannett Company. 10 September 1998. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "Alex von Tunzelmann Writer". United Agents. Limited Liability Partnership. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "Blood & Sand". alexvontunzelmann.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. Random House of Canada (1 September 2011). Red Heat by Alex von Tunzelmann (YouTube). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. Roberts, Andrew (1 May 2017). "Fake History in "Churchill," starring Brian Cox". The Churchill Project. Hillsdale College. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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