In London in the summer of 1942, Pamela, now supported by Averell Harriman who was gone to American, set her sights on John Hay "Jock" Whitney, who was a Captain in the American army. He had many thousands to spend every month and a fortune as an heir to another American fortune.
Different views of this relationship have been stated. That it wasn't serious or that she would have married him. But if the relationship went nowhere, she was on to the next, Edward R. Murrow, a famous broadcaster working for CBS Radio, 35 years to her 23, and married. This was a serious affair for both of them.
This is one of many YouTube videos of Murrow broadcasting during World War II.
Pamela's divorce from Randolph Churchill was filed on December 18, 1945 on grounds of three years of desertion! But when Murrow's wife got pregnant and his boss, William Paley, sat him down and told him not to ruin his life and marry Pamela, Murrow had to reconsider. Murrow's child was born on November 6, 1945 and that was the end of the affair.
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Sally Bedell Smith's book Reflected Glory is the primary reference for this post.
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