Archer, William (1856–1924), theatre critic and journalist, was born at 6 North Methven Street, Perth, Scotland, on 23 September 1856, the eldest son of the nine children of Thomas Archer (1823–1905) of Glasgow and his wife, Grace Lindsay Morison (1832–1911), the daughter of ...
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Archer, William (1856–1924), theatre critic and journalist
J. P. Wearing
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Archer, William (1856–1924)
Maker: Sir Emery Walker
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William Archer (1856–1924) by Sir Emery Walker, 1891 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Aston, Trevor Henry (1925–1985), historian and editor
Ralph Evans
Aston, Trevor Henry (1925–1985), historian and editor, was born at 24 Gowan Avenue, Fulham, London, on 14 June 1925, the first child of Oliver John Aston (1899–1969), an ironmonger's assistant, and his wife, Florence May Woods (1900–1986). Soon after the birth of Trevor's...
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Ballance, John (1839–1893), newspaper proprietor and premier of New Zealand
Tim McIvor
Ballance, John (1839–1893), newspaper proprietor and premier of New Zealand, was born on 27 March 1839 at Ballypitmave, near Glenavy, co. Antrim, Ireland, the eldest of the eleven children of Samuel Ballance (1800–1879), a tenant farmer, and his wife, Mary McNiece, the daughter of ...
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Ballance, John (1839–1893)
Maker: Alfred Martin
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John Ballance (1839–1893) by Alfred Martin, 1875–89 Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa / Tesla Studios Collection (G-70344-1/2)
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Bensusan, Samuel Levy (1872–1958), journalist and author
Lawrence Peters
Bensusan, Samuel Levy (1872–1958), journalist and author, was born on 29 September 1872 at Dulwich, London, the second of five children of Jacob Samuel Levy Bensusan (1846–1917), feather merchant, and Miriam (1848–1926), the daughter of Moses Levy Bensusan and his wife, Emily. His parents were Orthodox Sephardi Jews of Spanish descent whose ancestors had held high office in the courts of the ...
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Blair, Eric Arthur [pseud. George Orwell] (1903–1950), political writer and essayist
Bernard Crick
Blair, Eric Arthur [pseud. George Orwell] (1903–1950), political writer and essayist, was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, on 25 June 1903, the only son of Richard Walmesley Blair (1857–1938), a sub-deputy opium agent in the government of Bengal, and his wife, Ida Mabel Limouzin (1875–1943)...
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Blair, Eric Arthur [George Orwell] (1903–1950)
Maker: Felix H. Man
Eric Arthur Blair [George Orwell] (1903–1950) by Felix H. Man, c. 1947 © Estate of Felix H. Man / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Blatchford, Robert Peel Glanville (1851–1943)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851–1943) by unknown photographer © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Blatchford, Robert Peel Glanville (1851–1943), journalist and author
R. C. K. Ensor
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Blatchford, Robert Peel Glanville (1851–1943), journalist and author, was born at Maidstone on 17 March 1851 and named after the Conservative prime minister who had died the year before. His English father, John Glanville Blatchford, and his half-Italian mother, Georgiana Louisa Corri, granddaughter of ...
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Bottomley, Horatio William (1860–1933), journalist and swindler
A. J. A. Morris
Bottomley, Horatio William (1860–1933), journalist and swindler, was the only son of William King Bottomley (1827–1863), a tailor's cutter, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Holyoake. He was born on 23 March 1860 at 16 St Peter's Street, Bethnal Green, London. Orphaned by the age of four, ...
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Bottomley, Horatio William (1860–1933)
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Horatio William Bottomley (1860–1933) by Bassano, 1918 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Boxer, (Charles) Mark Edward [pseud. Marc] (1931–1988), cartoonist and magazine editor
Mark Amory
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Boxer, (Charles) Mark Edward [pseud. Marc] (1931–1988), cartoonist and magazine editor, was born on 19 May 1931 in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, the only son and younger child of Lieutenant-Colonel (Harold) Stephen Boxer, garage owner and car salesman, and his wife, Isobel Victoria Hughlings Jackson...
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Boxer, (Charles) Mark Edward [Marc] (1931–1988)
Maker: (Charles) Mark Edward Boxer
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(Charles) Mark Edward Boxer [Marc] (1931–1988) self-portrait, 1976 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Case, Janet Elizabeth (1863–1937), classics teacher and journalist
Kate Perry
Case, Janet Elizabeth (1863–1937), classics teacher and journalist, was born on 28 July 1863 at 117 Adelaide Road, Hampstead, London, the youngest of the six daughters of William Arthur Case (1818–1872), schoolmaster and fellow of University College, London, and his wife, Sarah Wolridge Stansfeld...
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Chesterton [née Jones], Ada Elizabeth (1869–1962), journalist and philanthropist
Mark Knight
Chesterton [née Jones], Ada Elizabeth (1869–1962), journalist and philanthropist, was born at Oxford House, Thurlow Park Road, Dulwich, London, on 30 June 1869 (her name was registered as Ada Eliza), the daughter of Frederick John Jones, a manufacturer of braces, and his wife, ...
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Cowles [married name Crawley], (Harriet) Virginia Spencer [pseud. Nancy Swift] (1910–1983), journalist and author
Ann Davenport Dixon
Cowles [married name Crawley], (Harriet) Virginia Spencer [pseud. Nancy Swift] (1910–1983), journalist and author, was born on 24 August 1910 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, the second of the two children of Edward Spencer Cowles (1878–1954), a New York psychiatrist, and his wife, ...
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Crozier, William Percival (1879–1944), journalist
A. J. A. Morris
Crozier, William Percival (1879–1944), journalist, was born at Stanhope, co. Durham, on 1 August 1879, the youngest son of the Revd Richard Crozier, a Wesleyan Methodist minister, and his wife, Elizabeth Hallimond. He was educated at Manchester grammar school and at Trinity College, Oxford...
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Cudlipp, Hubert Kinsman [Hugh], Baron Cudlipp (1913–1998)
Maker: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Hubert Kinsman Cudlipp, Baron Cudlipp (1913–1998) by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1961 © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cudlipp, Hubert Kinsman [Hugh], Baron Cudlipp (1913–1998), journalist and publishing executive
Anthony Howard
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Cudlipp, Hubert Kinsman [Hugh], Baron Cudlipp (1913–1998), journalist and publishing executive, was born at 118 Lisvane Street, Cardiff, on 28 August 1913, the youngest son in the family of three sons and one daughter of William Christopher Cudlipp, commercial traveller for a provision merchant, and his wife, ...
