Bert Gunn
Herbert Smith Gunn (3 April 1903 – 2 March 1962) was a
newspaper editor
.
Biography
Born in
Evening News and the Evening Standard. He also married, and had two sons: Thom Gunn, later a poet, and Ander Gunn, later a photographer.[1]
In 1936, Gunn became the first northern editor of the Hitler, later to become the title of a popular radio show.[1]
Gunn became editor of the Evening Standard in 1944, but owner Lord Beaverbrook disagreed with his plans to adopt a more populist approach, and Gunn left in 1952. Gunn also revealed that Labour Party MP Garry Allighan was leaking stories to the newspaper, following which Allighan resigned.[1]
In 1953, Gunn joined the Associated Newspapers in 1962.[1]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ The Europa Year Book 1959, p.536