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Driver, Christopher Prout (1932–1997), journalist and writer on food  

Paul Levy

Driver, Christopher Prout (1932–1997), journalist and writer on food, was born in India on 1 December 1932, the son of Arthur Herbert Driver, a Presbyterian medical missionary, and his wife, Elsie Kathleen Shepherd. When the family returned to England, Dr Driver ran Book in Hand...

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Heath, Ambrose (1891–1969), writer on cookery and journalist  

Paul Levy

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)  

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Ambrose Heath (1891–1969) by Howard Coster, 1939 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Jackson, Michael (1942–2007), journalist and writer on beer and whisky  

Lawrence Goldman

Jackson, Michael (1942–2007), journalist and writer on beer and whisky, was born on 27 March 1942 at Stockeld Park maternity home, Spofforth, Wetherby, Yorkshire, the son of Isaac (Jack) Jackson, First Aid Party member and commercial traveller, and Margaret Duff, née Millington, the wife of ...

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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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Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994)  

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Denis Edward Lemon (1945–1994) by unknown photographer, 1977 Getty Images

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Postgate, Raymond William (1896–1971), journalist and writer on food and wine  

J. M. Bellamy

revised by Mark Pottle

Postgate, Raymond William (1896–1971), journalist and writer on food and wine, was born in Cambridge on 6 November 1896, the eldest of four sons and second of the six children of John Percival Postgate (1853–1926), classical scholar and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge...

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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. ...

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Winner, (Robert) Michael (1935–2013)  

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(Robert) Michael Winner (1935–2013) by unknown photographer, 1960s © Getty Images