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  1. Ian Robert Maxwell MC (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak -born British media proprietor, politician and fraudster. [1][2] After escaping the Nazi occupation of his native country, Maxwell joined the Czechoslovak Army in exile during World War II and was decorated after active service in ...

  2. Apr 5, 2022 · Robert Maxwell was a British media mogul and former MP who died in 1991 under mysterious circumstances. His life and crimes are explored in House of Maxwell, a three-part series on BBC Two and iPlayer.

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  3. Sep 17, 2024 · Robert Maxwell (born June 10, 1923, Slatina-Selo, Czechoslovakia—died November 5, 1991, at sea off the Canary Islands) was a Czechoslovak-born British publisher who built an international communications empire. His financial risks led him into grand fraud and an apparent suicide.

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  4. Jun 28, 2022 · Media magnate Robert Maxwell's mysterious death set off a chain of events that culminated in the collapse of his newspaper empire and the bankruptcy of his children.

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  5. Feb 2, 2021 · John Preston’s timely book revisits the extraordinary fate and fortunes of a larger-than-life media mogul. Robert Maxwell at a charity event in 1990, 18 months before his mysterious death at...

  6. Feb 3, 2021 · John Preston, author of The Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell, shares five facts about the controversial media mogul and his downfall. Learn about his name changes, his rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, his paranoia and his legacy.

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  8. Feb 13, 2021 · Even in death, Maxwell was larger than life. A botched first autopsy fed speculation about how the publishing tycoon had died. Had he simply fallen into the water, or was it suicide?

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