born 19.4.1919 Athens,Georgia
son of Laurence and Mary Arthur Tompkins
educated France,Switzerland and Italy
educated Fernden School,Haslemere,Surrey 1931-33
educated Stowe School,England
educated Harvard University
war correspondent 1939-41
joined OSS December 1941
served North Africa,Italy and Germany
resigned from OSS 1946
journalist and writer postwar
retired to Italy
married Maria Luisa Forenza
died 24.1.2007
