Person    | Male  Born 8/12/1951 

Richard Desmond

Wealthy publisher and philanthropist. Born North London. Owner of Express Newspapers. Plays in a charity rock bank with Roger Daltrey.

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Richard Desmond

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Bomber Command Memorial

The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...

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Wynkyn De Worde

Wynkyn De Worde

Printing pioneer. Born in Woerth, Alsace, and his modern name is a corruption of Wynkyn de Woerth so, disappointingly, his is not an example of nominative determinism, unlike Isambard Brunel.  Brou...

Person, Craft / Design, Journalism / Publishing, Netherlands

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Daily Courant

Daily Courant

First daily newspaper to be published in England. Published by Elixabeth Mallet from rooms above the White Hart in Fleet Street. 2022: Londonist, rightly, draws attention to the fact that this, Br...

Media, Journalism / Publishing

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Lord Leslie  Haden-Guest

Lord Leslie Haden-Guest

Born Oldham. Author, journalist, doctor and member of parliament. Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the Boer War, WW1 and WW2, winning a Military Cross. First Jewish Labour Party candidat...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Reynolds News

Reynolds News

Radical newspaper founded by George W. M. Reynolds.  Influenced the young George Lansbury.

Media, Journalism / Publishing

1 memorial