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German-born British author and literary and film critic

Gabriele Annan, Baroness Annan (née Ullstein, 25 November – 12 November ), was a German-born British author and literary and film critic, and the wife of the military intelligence officer, author, and academic Noel Annan, Baron Annan.

Early life

She was born Gabriele Ullstein, on 25 November in Berlin, the daughter of Louis-Ferdinand Ullstein (–), one of five Jewish brothers who owned a large newspaper, magazine, and book publishing business, and his wife Martha Ullstein, née Joel (–).^[1] She was the only child from her father's second marriage, and until the age of 11, lived in a mansion in the Grünewald, now the British Ambassador's Berlin residence.^[2]

She was educated at a progressive boarding school in England, and earned a degree in modern languages from Newnham College, Cambridge.^[1][2]

Career

After the war, she was a member of the Cambridge Ladies sk