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BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to Herbert S. Gunn, 1903-1962, editor of the Evening Standard
1944-1952, thanking him for his present, ... an immense advance... in fact... the atom bomb of corkscrews, and for all the praise you have given me during my birthday celebrations, 1 side 4to., Cherkley, Leatherhead, Surrey, 26th May
Item Date: 1949
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Background
Bert Gunn was the first northern editor of the Daily Express, and then came down to London. He coined the headline about Hitler It's that man again !, taken up by Tommy Handley. Beaverbrook moved him to the Standard in 1944. Later, a fundamental clash emerged - Gunn wanted a popular paper, Beaverbrook something for the City and West End, and in 1952 Gunn resigned.
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