Citat:Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament (MP), who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire, which collapsed after his death as a result of to the fraudulent transactions he had committed to support his business empire, including illegal use of pension funds.
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On 5 November 1991, at the age of 68, Maxwell is presumed to have fallen overboard from his luxury yacht, the 'Lady Ghislaine', which was cruising off the Canary Islands, and his body was subsequently found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. He was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The official verdict was accidental drowning, though some commentators have surmised that he may have committed suicide, and others that he was murdered.
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Maxwell was given a funeral in Israel better befitting a head of state than a publisher, as described by author Gordon Thomas:
On 10 November 1991, Maxwell’s funeral took place on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, across from the Temple Mount. It had all the trappings of a state occasion, attended by the country’s government and opposition leaders. No fewer than six serving and former heads of the Israeli intelligence community listened as Prime Minister Shamir eulogized: "He has done more for Israel than can today be said" (Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad, St. Martin's Press, 1999)
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Dopuna: 25 Jul 2009 0:34
Da ne kočim, evo pitanja.
Na spisku ličnosti koje su postavljane ovdje, ovog čovjeka nema. Nema ga i zbog toga što je umro ove godine, mada je svoje mjesto u istoriji obezbijedio još za života.
Dovoljno je reći, između ostalog, da je komponovao muziku za filmove Alfreda Hičkoka.
Njegova muziku slušao sam davno i bila je vrlo inspirativna.
. A šta mislite da neko od modova postavi
