Heath, Ambrose (1891–1969), writer on cookery and journalist, was born Francis Geoffrey Miller (the second forename was later changed to Gerald) on 7 February 1891 at 16 Broadhurst Gardens, Hampstead, London, the son of Francis Miller (1866–1935), electrical engineer, and his wife, ...
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Heath, Ambrose (1891–1969), writer on cookery and journalist
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Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994), newspaper proprietor and restaurateur
Peter Burton
Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994), newspaper proprietor and restaurateur, was born on 11 August 1945 at Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the eldest child and only son of Albert Edward Lemon, an executive officer with the Assistance Board, and his partner, Jane Kenyon, formerly Unsworth (1912–1988)...
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Masefield, Sir Peter Gordon (1914–2006), aeronautical engineer, journalist, and industrialist
Norman Barfield
Masefield, Sir Peter Gordon (1914–2006), aeronautical engineer, journalist, and industrialist, was born at Tolima, Albert Road, Trentham, Staffordshire, on 19 March 1914, the son of William Gordon Masefield (1885–1974), a doctor specializing in mental health, and his wife, Marian Ada (1885–1976), daughter of ...
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Reid, James [Jimmy] (1932–2010), trade unionist, political activist, and journalist
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Reid, James [Jimmy] (1932–2010), trade unionist, political activist, and journalist, was born at 56 Whitefield Road, Govan, Glasgow, on 9 July 1932, the younger son and second youngest of the seven children of Leo Reid, casual labourer, and his wife, Isabella, née McLean...
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Ryder, Sydney Franklin Thomas [Don], Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings (1916–2003), journalist and industrialist
Geoffrey Owen
Ryder, Sydney Franklin Thomas [Don], Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings (1916–2003), journalist and industrialist, was born on 16 September 1916 at 20 Balfour Road, Ealing, London, the son of John Ryder and his wife, Amelia Sarah, née Graimes. At the time of his birth his father was serving as a driver in the ...
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Sibbald, James (1747–1803), bookseller and journal editor
Warren McDougall
Sibbald, James (1747–1803), bookseller and journal editor, was born at Whitlaw farm, Roxburghshire, the third of the seven children of John Sibbald (1714–1781), farmer, and Margaret Grieve. After attending the Selkirk grammar school he worked as a farmer, grazing his sheep at the farms of ...
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Winner, (Robert) Michael (1935–2013), film-maker and food critic
Andrew H. Spicer
Winner, (Robert) Michael (1935–2013), film-maker and food critic, was born on 30 October 1935 at 40 Belsize Grove, Hampstead, London, the only child of George Joseph Winner (1907–1972), businessman, and his wife, Helen, née Zlota (1906–1984), who was born in Praszka, Poland. His paternal grandfather was a Russian Jew who became a naturalized British citizen in 1910 and set up a successful clothing business. ...
