Charles Wintour
Charles Wintour | |
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| Born | Charles Vere Wintour 18 May 1917 |
| Died | 4 November 1999 (aged 82) London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Spouses | Eleanor Trego Baker
(m. 1940; div. 1979)
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| Children | 5, including Anna and Patrick Wintour |
| Parent(s) | Fitzgerald Wintour Alice Jane Blanche Foster |
| Relatives | Cordelia James, Baroness James of Rusholme (sister) |
Charles Vere Wintour CBE (18 May 1917 – 4 November 1999) was a British newspaper editor. He was the father of Anna Wintour, the Vogue magazine editor-in-chief, and Patrick Wintour, the diplomatic editor of The Guardian newspaper. After a life in media and publishing, Charles Wintour became the editor-in-chief of the London Evening Standard.
Under his leadership, the Evening Standard was described as a "blend of popular and serious news and opinion" which prefigured many of the broadsheets of the 21st century". Wintour was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he edited Granta magazine.