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Cameron was born in Battersea , London of Scottish parentage; his father, William Ernest Cameron, was a Barrister who also wrote Novel s under the Pseudonym "Mark Allerton". Cameron began his career as an office dogsbody with the ''Weekly News'' in 1935. Having worked for Scottish newspapers and for the '' Daily Express '' in Fleet Street , he was rejected for military service in World War II . After the war, his experience reporting on the Bikini Atoll nuclear experiments turned him into a committed Pacifist and a founding member of the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament . He continued to work for the ''Express'' until 1950, briefly joined '' Picture Post '', and then spent eight years with the '' News Chronicle ''. In his last years, he wrote a regular column for '' The Guardian .'' He was married three times, to Elma, Elizabeth and Moni; and had three children, Desmond, Elma and Fergus. Besides journalism and history, he wrote two volumes of ; his marriage to Moni, an Indian; and his serious car accident and near death in Calcutta . With the advent of Television , Cameron became well-known as a broadcaster, presenting several BBC series including ''Cameron Country''. He wrote a successful Radio Play , ''The Pump'' (1973), based on his experience of Open Heart Surgery , and several books, including:
JAMES CAMERON AWARDS FOR JOURNALISM There is an annual James Cameron Award Ceremony held in London. Previous Winners 2004
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