Barrie Dunsmore was born on 13 February 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was married to Marlene Finlayson and Whitney Taylor. He died on 26 August 2018 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
He was a foreign and diplomatic correspondent for ABC News (USA). He reported from more than 100 countries, and was an authority on the Soviet Union and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.