Howard French (British journalist)
Howard French (23 November 1912 – 24 October 2008) was a British newspaper editor.
Biography
Born in Southgate, French grew up as a Roman Catholic and studied at Ealing Priory School. He joined the Sunday Dispatch as a reporter in 1936, and soon discovered that the environmentalist Grey Owl, supposedly a Native American, had been born in England as Archie Belaney. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War II, then returned to the Dispatch.[1]
French later moved to the Daily Sketch and in 1962 became its editor. He served until 1969, when he joined the board of Associated Newspapers.[1] He was given control of editorial development,[2] and in 1971 he co-ordinated the merger of the Sketch with the Daily Mail. He retired in 1977, but was involved in the 1982 launch of the Mail on Sunday.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Roy Greenslade, "Howard French", The Guardian, 5 December 2008
- ↑ "Howard French, pioneer of the modern Daily Mail, dies aged 95", Daily Mail, 28 October 2008
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| Preceded by Colin Valdar |
Editor of the Daily Sketch 1962–1969 |
Succeeded by David English |