London Evening Standard

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London Evening Standard

NEWSPAPER

British tabloid, established 1827. Owned by Canadian media baron Lord Beaverbrook in the early 20th century. Absorbed the London Evening News in 1980. Acquired by Associated Newspapers in 1987. Acquired by Alexander Lebedev in 2009.

Official Website:
http://www.standard.co.uk/

Location:
London, England

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Paul Ableman Novelist 13-Jun-1927 25-Oct-2006 I Hear Voices

Lord Beaverbrook Business 25-May-1879 9-Jun-1964 Media mogul, UK cabinet minister

Harry Brittain Journalist 24-Dec-1873 9-Jul-1974 Co-Founder of the Pilgrims Society

Nicholas Coleridge Business 1957 Managing Director, Condé Nast

Michael Foot Politician 23-Jul-1913 3-Mar-2010 Leader, House of Commons, 1976-79

Max Hastings Journalist 28-Dec-1945 Editor of the Daily Telegraph, 1986-95

Alexander Lebedev Business 16-Dec-1959 Russian oligarch, ex-KGB

Christopher Monckton Politician 14-Feb-1952 Deputy Leader, UK Independence Party

Jonathan Rothermere Publisher 3-Dec-1967 Proprietor of the Daily Mail

Vere Rothermere Publisher 27-Apr-1925 1-Sep-1998 Proprietor of the Daily Mail, 1971-98

Kenneth Tynan Critic 2-Apr-1927 26-Jul-1980 British theatre critic

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