Arthur Cranfield

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Arthur Leslie Cranfield (19 June 1892 – 9 October 1957) was a

newspaper editor
.

Born in

Evening News.[1]

In 1926, Cranfield was appointed as the first editor-in-chief of the

Press Association. Two years later, he returned to the Evening News as assistant editor, then held the same post at the Daily Mail from 1930 to 1935, when he was chosen as the paper's editor. In 1939, he instead became managing editor of the Evening Standard, then in 1941 moved to become editor of The Star.[1]

Cranfield retired in 1957, and died later in the year.[1]

References

  1. ^
    Who Was Who
Media offices
Preceded by
W. L. Warden
Editor of the Daily Mail
1935 – 1938
Succeeded by
Bob Prew
Preceded by
Robin Cruickshank
Editor of The Star
1941 – 1957
Succeeded by
Ralph McCarthy