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Harold Evans

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The Resume

    (June 28, 1928-September 23, 2020)
    Born in Newton Heath, United Kingdom
    British journalist and author
    Books include 'The American Century,' 'Newspaper Design,' 'Makers of Photographic History' and 'We the People'
    Autobiography: 'My Paper Chase'
    Editor of The Sunday Times 1967 - 1981
    President and publisher of Random House 1990 - 1997
    Founded Conde Nast Traveler
    Former editorial director of US News and World Report
    MA in politics and economics from Durham University

Why he might be annoying:

    He left his first wife for his second wife, writer Tina Brown, who is twenty five years younger than him.
    He's written many books on writing for, editing and managing newspapers.
    He's 'royalty' having been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and is to be addressed as 'Sir.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He got his first reporting job at age 16.
    He exposed Kim Philby as a communist spy.
    He reported on the Thalidomide scandal and that the children and their families were not receiving just compensation for their injuries.
    He's written over thirty books.
    In 2002 British journalists named him the best newspaper editor ever.
    He became an American citizen in 1993.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying