Vladimir Pozner. Biography of Posner, personal life, wife, family, photo

As an 18-year-old young man, he first entered the Soviet Union, and before that he spent most of his youthful life in the United States. He was lucky enough to work as a literary secretary at S. Ya. Marshak and conduct new TV programs for the Soviet viewer on technical possibilities. He is fluent in 3 languages and has as many citizenships. At 82, this man continues to admire his appearance. All of the above is facts that include the biography of Posner Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Paris, childhood, parents

The Frenchwoman Geraldine (Lutten) from a family belonging to the baron's title, and a Russian guy from an intelligent family with Jewish roots Vladimir met in the thirties of last century. The couple shared a common profession related to filmmaking. As a result of the existing relationship in 1934, the future fighter for "freedom of speech" Vladimir Pozner was born in Paris. Biography of a famous journalist and TV presenter began her opus from the date of April 1 - the birthday of Geraldine, Vladimir's mother.

They christened the child in the Catholic faith by Vladimir Gerald Dmitry Pozner. All names were given in honor of family and friends - father, mother and father's friend in basketball.

When the baby was three months old, Mom moved with the child to the US, leaving her father to enjoy a problem-free youth. At that time in America lived a grandmother and Aunt Vladimir. So, in the USA the biography of Posner V.V. continued

Family reunion and moving

After moving to live in America, Vladimir's mother arranged to work in a well-known film studio as a director of editing. Five years she brought up her son alone, trying to feed not only their two, but also a sick mother. In 1939, the father of a boy came to the US, and they officially signed with Geraldine.

A full-fledged family moved to France in the spring of 1939, and in the autumn the government of this country declared war on Germany. Posner Sr. volunteered for the French army, and when the northern part of the country was occupied by the Germans, his father's biography became interested in the Gestapo. The family moved to the Free Zone of France, where she returned to America.

Study

Vladimir Posner, whose biography has been noted by several countries since childhood, received his primary education in the United States. From 1941 to 1946 he studied at a private school, where children of wealthy parents were staying. "City and Country" - this was the name of this educational institution. Vladimir Vladimirovich described in his book the years spent at this school as the happiest, and the way of transferring knowledge to children - harmonious. A guy who was ahead of the development of his classmates, was not averse to solving disputes with his fists. This issue was diplomatically settled by the principal of the school K. Pratt. She transferred Vladimir from the eighth grade to the tenth, where the children studied physically larger. After that, the aggressiveness of the boy was understated.

High School Steiwesant became the next institution where Vladimir Pozner studied. Biography, personal life in these years, the young man was filled with events. In 1945, Brother Pavel was born. The father, working in the film corporation, received 25 thousand dollars a year, which allowed the family to live in a luxurious house. Vladimir had his own bedroom, a room for games and even a private bathroom. And when the guy turned fourteen, he was overtaken by the first feeling of love.

New York: first love and first job

Biography Posner at the time of his residence in New York reflects those great feelings that a person remembers for life. Vladimir's first love happened to a woman much older than himself: he is fourteen, she is far beyond thirty. Her name was Mary, and she was an American of Irish descent. Their relationship developed at a fully adult level: they went to movies, restaurants, met at home. With gentle feelings and memories, these meetings remained in Vladimir's memory.

The newspaper dispenser is the first work for which Vladimir Pozner received pocket money. Biography, the personal life of the young man in the city of contrasts was independent. Generally, in America, parents do not just give money for their own needs to their children. They have to be earned. Vladimir received from his father every week 5 cents for cleaning the shoes of the whole family on Saturdays and for serving the table with subsequent cleaning after a meal. But the appetite grows with food, so the young man got a job as a newspaper distributor to supplement his personal budget.

Departure from the USA

When the policy of McCarthyism began in America (the aggravation of anti-communist sentiments), Pozner Sr. was summoned to his boss and invited him to renounce Soviet citizenship, and as a reward he promised to give out an annual salary. But Vladimir Alexandrovich with a communist worldview refused this deal. He began to earn less, and then completely did not work. In 1948, the family left America, leaving to live in Germany occupied by Soviet troops.

There, Vladimir recovered in a German-Russian school. In 1951 he moved to the evening Soviet school for sergeants and officers to obtain a certificate of maturity. He was a ticket to the USSR, a country that Posner Sr. was so obsessed with.

Country of Soviets

Vladimir Pozner, whose biography is marked by permanent relocations, at the end of 1952 first came to the Soviet Union. Because of the past and the Jewish roots, the family initially had not been sweet: the parents did not work, they lived in the hotel for the savings of their father, who were rapidly melting. After Stalin's death, Vladimir Alexandrovich managed to get a job at Mosfilm, and later the family was given an apartment.

Throughout the spring and summer of 1952, Posner's biography was marked by constant cramming. Vladimir was preparing at the Moscow State University for Biology and Soil Faculty. Most of all, the guy was worried because of the lack of perfect knowledge in Russian. During the entrance exams, after recruiting them 24 points out of 25, he was initially denied admission to the ranks of students. Confidentially explaining that the Jewish surname "Posner", the biography, the family of the young man do not correspond to the hidden requirements for the applicants of the Moscow State University. But the father, having learned about such injustice, straightly followed in the Central Committee of the CPSU. As a result, Vladimir was enrolled in the university.

After graduating from Moscow State University, the young man began to make a living by scientific and artistic translations. Talented work S. Marshak noticed and invited the young man to work for himself as a literary secretary.

TV journalist and presenter

Work on television was preceded by editorial work in a magazine distributed in the United States. In 1970, Vladimir served as a commentator in the Committee on Radio Broadcasting of the USSR. Fifteen years of his program were broadcast in England and America. At the same time, he flew to shoot an American talk show with Phil Donahue, where he justified the actions of the Soviet government.

Popularity among the spectators of the USSR Vladimir Vladimirovich got after the exit to the blue screens of space bridges, which he led. These were online meetings with American leaders, where political issues were discussed. Successful debut in the group form of telecommunications led V. V. Pozner to the Central Television as a political observer. Then again America and television work abroad. In 1997 - the return to Moscow and the position of TV presenter in the talk show "The Times". Since 2008, Vladimir Vladimirovich on the First Channel is the author's program. To date, he shoots tourist-cognitive films. The last of such works is "Jewish Happiness".

Posner: biography, wife

The first wife of Vladimir Vladimirovich was a Russian philologist Valentine Chemberdzhi. The marriage lasted 10 years, and during the family relations daughter Catherine was born. Now she lives in Berlin. On this line, V.Pozner has two grandchildren: Maria and Nikolay.

His second wife (from 1969 to 2005) was the director of the School of Television Excellence, which was founded by the master of television Posner, Ekaterina Orlova. In a joint life the couple brought up the son of Catherine Peter. On this line Vladimir Vladimirovich has an uncircumcised grandson Georgy.

Since 2008 Posner has been in official relations with Nadezhda Solovieva, who is the founder of the well-known company Sav Entertainment.

V.Pozner (biography, photo is presented in our article) is the author of the book "Farewell to Illusions", which includes interesting life stories of the creative personality. Originally it was written in English (in 1990), and in 2012 Vladimir Vladimirovich presented it to the Russian reader.