John Douglas Pringle

John Douglas Pringle
Pringle in the 1960s
Born	John Martin Douglas Pringle (1912-06-28)28 June 1912 Hawick, Roxburghshire
Died	4 December 1999(1999-12-04) (aged 87) Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation(s)	Newspaper journalist and editor/assistant, writer
Years active	1930s to 1980s
Known for	Sydney Morning Herald (as editor), Australian Accent (published 1958)
Notable work	The Guardian The Observer The Canberra Times The Times
Spouse	Celia Carroll ​ ​ (m. 1936; died 1997)​
Children	3

John Martin Douglas Pringle, usually known as John Douglas Pringle (28 June 1912 – 4 December 1999) was a Scottish-born journalist and author who moved in 1952 to Australia, where he became a prominent newspaper editor and social commentator.