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".[1] Wintour was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he edited Granta magazine.