David Astor

David Astor
Editor of The Observer
In office
1948–1975
Preceded byIvor Brown
Succeeded byDonald Trelford
Personal details
Born
Francis David Langhorne Astor

(1912-03-05)5 March 1912
London, England
Died7 December 2001(2001-12-07) (aged 89)
London, England
Resting placeSutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England
Spouses
Melanie Hauser
(m. 1945; div. 1951)
Bridget Aphra Wreford
(1952⁠–⁠2001)
Children6
Parent(s)Waldorf Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne
ResidenceSutton Courtenay Manor House
EducationWest Downs School
Balliol College, Oxford

Francis David Langhorne Astor, CH (5 March 1912 – 7 December 2001) was an English newspaper publisher, editor of The Observer at the height of its circulation and influence, and member of the Astor family, "the landlords of New York".