Age, Biography and Wiki
Michael Viney was born on 6 February, 1933 in Brighton, England, is a British-born Irish journalist and nature writer (1933–2023). Discover Michael Viney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Writer · broadcaster · artist |
| Age |
90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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6 February 1933 |
| Birthday |
6 February |
| Birthplace |
Brighton, England |
| Date of death |
30 May, 2023 |
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| Nationality |
Ireland
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Michael Viney Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Michael Viney's Wife?
His wife is Ethna McManus (m. 1965)
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Ethna McManus (m. 1965) |
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1 |
Michael Viney Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Viney worth at the age of 90 years old? Michael Viney’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Michael Viney's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Michael Viney MRIA (6 February 1933 – 30 May 2023) was a British-born Irish artist, author, broadcaster and journalist.
Michael Viney was born in Brighton, England on 6 February 1933, to parents who operated a cafe.
Although interested in art as a career, he began work with the Brighton and Hove Herald at the age of 16, before stints at the Evening Argus, The Star, and Today.
In the 1960s Viney wrote for The Irish Times about social issues such as the fate of people in institutional care.
His articles were later incorporated into the Ryan Report on institutional abuse of children in Ireland.
Viney began working at RTÉ Television as presenter in programmes aimed at social, consumer affairs and with items on household and family matters.
Best known for his writings on nature, he contributed to The Irish Times from 1962.
In 1962, he took a career break and moved to Tully Cross in Connemara, and eventually decided to stay in Ireland, performing freelance assignments for The Irish Times, later becoming a staff journalist.
Viney married Ethna McManus in 1965, and they had a daughter.
Viney died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 90.
In 1966, Viney won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ Television documentary, Too Many Children.
Viney was a member of Aosdána, Ireland's academy or affiliation of distinguished creative artists.
He took training there as a TV director and became a production editor in 1976.
Viney left Dublin in 1977 with his wife, Ethna, and daughter for a simpler life in County Mayo, at their holiday home on one acre at Thallabawn, Murrisk, near the coast south of Louisburgh.
Viney published "Another Life", a weekly column in The Irish Times, from 1977.
Over the years the focus of the column shifted from sustainability to natural history.
His last column was published in February 2023.
He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in May 2017.
