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John Edwards interviewed Marilyn, fled a cannibal emperor and hid from the Klan with MLK. As one of the Daily Mail's greatest writers dies aged 91, read the story of a life that was like strolling through the pages of history ⊕⊕

John Edwards was never one of Fleet Street's armchair reporters, sitting in a comfortable office in front of a computer screen. For almost 60 years he was always where the action was.