Arthur Brittenden

Charles Arthur Brittenden (23 October 1924 – 25 April 2015) was a British newspaper editor.

Brittenden worked as a journalist at the Yorkshire Evening Post,^[1] then rose to become Assistant Editor of the Daily Express by the early 1960s. In 1966, he moved to become Editor of the Daily Mail.^[2] He held the post until 1971, when the paper merged with the Daily Sketch, and he was replaced by Sketch editor David English.^[3] Brittenden later moved to News International, and from 1981 to 1987, he served as its Director of Corporate Relations.^[4]

He died on 25 April 2015 at the age of 90.^[5]

References

^ Deborah Ross, "Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance", The Independent, 21 October 2006
^ David Haworth, "Editor to tell Premier why he was sacked", The Guardian, 18 December 1966
^ Bill Hagerty, Get a real editor, not a Dalek", New Statesman, 4 December 2000
^ ""Birthdays", The Times, 23 October 2007
^ Arthur Brittenden

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Preceded by ?	Deputy Editor of the Sunday Express 1963–1964	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Mike Randall	Editor of the Daily Mail 1966–1971	Succeeded by David English
Preceded by Peter Stephens	Deputy Editor of The Sun 1972–1981	Succeeded by ?

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[1] Deborah Ross, "Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance", The Independent, 21 October 2006

[2] David Haworth, "Editor to tell Premier why he was sacked", The Guardian, 18 December 1966

[3] Bill Hagerty, Get a real editor, not a Dalek", New Statesman, 4 December 2000

[4] ""Birthdays", The Times, 23 October 2007

[5] Arthur Brittenden

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