[PAR] [TLE] John McCarthy (journalist) [SEP] John Patrick McCarthy CBE (born 27 November 1956) is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster, and one of the hostages in the Lebanon hostage crisis.  McCarthy was the United Kingdom's longest-held hostage in Lebanon, where he was a prisoner for more than five years. [PAR] [TLE] Lessness (short story) [SEP] "Lessness" is a short story by Samuel Beckett originally written in French as "Sans" in 1969, and later translated into English by the author.  It was partly inspired by John Cage and the experimental music of the 1960s.  The story was included in a book of short stories under the title "Friendship" launched in 1990 to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the kidnapping in Beirut of the British television journalist John McCarthy.
[PAR] [TLE] John McCarthy ( journalist ) [ SEP ] John Patrick McCarthy CBE ( born 27 November 1956 ) is a British journalist , writer and broadcaster , and one of the hostages in the Lebanon hostage crisis . McCarthy was the United Kingdom 's longest - held hostage in Lebanon , where he was a prisoner for more than five years . [PAR] [TLE] Lessness ( short story ) [ SEP ] " Lessness " is a short story by Samuel Beckett originally written in French as " Sans " in 1969 , and later translated into English by the author . It was partly inspired by John Cage and the experimental music of the 1960s . The story was included in a book of short stories under the title " Friendship " launched in 1990 to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the kidnapping in Beirut of the British television journalist John McCarthy .
When was the Journalist who was kidnapped in Beiruit in 1986 born?
When was the Journalist who was kidnapped in Beiruit in 1986 born ?
27 November 1956
27 November 1956