Helen Fry
Music and Men: Unveiling the Life of Harriet Cohen, Part 1
Summary
Historian Dr Helen Fry (Harriet Cohen’s biographer) looks at the life and loves of concert pianist Harriet Cohen who became a household name in the 1920s. She had love affairs with famous composers, including Edward Elgar, inspired their compositions and many dedicated their music to her. She embarked on an affair with HG Wells, Ramsey Macdonald, but her long term love affair with composer Arnold Bax was turbulent, but one that was about to be beset by betrayal.
Helen Fry
Helen Fry has authored and edited over 25 books covering the social history of the Second World War, including British Intelligence and the secret war, espionage, and spies, as well as MI9 escape and evasion. She is the foremost authority on the “secret listeners” who worked at special eavesdropping sites operated by British Intelligence during WWII. Helen is the official biographer of MI6 spymaster, Colonel Thomas Joseph Kendrick. She has also extensively written about the 10,000 Germans who fought for Britain during WWII. Helen has appeared in a number of documentaries and has provided advisory services for TV and drama. She also appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts. Helen is an ambassador for the National Centre for Military Intelligence (NCMI) and serves as a trustee of both the Friends of the Intelligence Corps Museum and the Medmenham Collection. She works in London.