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Charles Wintour

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Date of Birth: 1917 , May-18
Date of Death: 1999 , November-4
Birth Nation: United Kingdom

Quick Timeline of Charles Wintour

1917 The birth of a legend
1979 Lack of understanding
1946 The starting of his career
1958 The Promotion
1981 career
1999 His retiring and peaceful death

Detail Timeline of Charles Wintour

1917

The birth of a legend

A British newspaper editor, Charles Wintour born as Charles Vere Wintour on 18 May 1917, son of Alice Jane Blanche Foster and Major – General Fitzgerald Wintour was born in Pamphill Manor, Wimborne, Dorset, England.

1979

Lack of understanding

During the war, Wintour got married to Eleanor “Nonie” Trego Baker in 1940, while he was still a soldier, later due no proper understand between the couple the two later got divorced in 1979. 

1946

The starting of his career

In 1946, Wintour became a leader writer for the London Evening Standard, soon promoted to political editor. He then moved to the Sunday Express as assistant editor.

1958

The Promotion

Wintour became managing editor of the Daily Express in 1958, again in 1959 he moved back to the Standard as editor. In this period, he had five children of whom Anna and Patrick became prominent journalists.

1981

career

Later in 1981, Wintour launched the Sunday Express Magazine with his new wife Audrey Slaughter, and they launched Working Woman magazine in 1984. Wintour then became editor of the Press Gazette.

1999

His retiring and peaceful death

Charles Wintour finally retired in 1989 and spent his later years supporting the Liberal Democrats and chairing the regional National Art Collections Fund. In 1999, the 4th of November Charles Vere Wintour past away as a successful person and great person to the world.

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During the war, Wintour got married to Eleanor “Nonie” Trego Baker in 1940 and later got divorced in 1979. In 1946, Wintour became a leader writer for the London Evening Standard, soon promoted to political editor. He then moved to the Sunday Express as assistant editor. He returned to standard as deputy editor, during when he convinced Lord Beaverbrook to launch the Evening Standard Awards for theater.              

Wintour became managing editor of the Daily Express in 1958, again in 1959 he moved back to the Standard as editor. In this period, he had five children of whom Anna and Patrick became prominent journalists.

Until 1976 Wintour remained as editor after that he was promoted to managing director of the Daily Express, supervising its transitions from broadsheet to tabloid. He later took part in the negotiations to merge the London Evening Standard with the Evening News. In 1980 the Standard and the News were finally merged. Wintour was then replaced by former News editor Louis Kirby.

Later in 1981, Wintour launched the Sunday Express Magazine with his new wife Audrey Slaughter, and they launched Working Woman magazine in 1984. Wintour then became editor of the Press Gazette, in 1985 and gave advice on the launch of Today, The Independent and the new Daily News.

Charles Wintour finally retired in 1989 and spent his later years supporting the Liberal Democrats and chairing the regional National Art Collections Fund. In 1999, the 4th of November Charles Vere Wintour passed away.