Peter Dacre

Peter Dacre
Peter Dacre
Born	8 June 1925
Died	16 March 2003 (aged 77)
Nationality	British
Education	Batley Grammar School
Occupation	Journalist
Children	5, including Paul Dacre
Relatives	Dai Jenkins (stepfather)

Peter Dacre (8 June 1925 – 16 March 2003) was a journalist on the Sunday Express whose work included show business features.[1][2] He was a former chairman of the London Press Club.[3]

Early life

Peter Dacre was born 8 June 1925 in Yorkshire, the son of a carpenter and joiner father who died in a building site accident when he was six. His mother later married the Welsh international rugby player Dai Jenkins.[1] He was educated at Batley Grammar School.[1]

Career

Dacre's first job was at the Doncaster Gazette, shortly after leaving school at the age of 16.[1] According to Michael White in The Guardian, Dacre spent World War II writing show business journalism.[4] His obituary in The Times reports him as writing for the News Review at the age of 19,[3] and his obituary in The Daily Telegraph confirms that he worked on the News Review around that time.[1]

Personal life

Dacre was the father of the British journalists Nigel and Paul from his first marriage to Joan Hill.[3] Later, in September 1979, Dacre married Ann Elizabeth Jarvis; both of his wives survived him.[1][5]

References

"Peter Dacre". The Daily Telegraph. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Bill Hagerty "Paul Dacre: the zeal thing" Archived 24 December 2012 at Archive.today, British Journalism Review, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002, pp. 11-22. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
"Peter Dacre: Versatile journalist of the old school, with a flair for showbusiness". The Times. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2018. (subscription required)
White, Michael (1 October 2013). "Conservative conference diary: what were you doing on D-day?". The Guardian.
Addison, Adrian (2017). Mail Men: The Unauthorized Story of the Daily Mail - The Paper that Divided and Conquered Britain. London: Atlantic Books. p. 385. ISBN 9781782399711. (paperback edition)

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[telegraphobit-1] "Peter Dacre". The Daily Telegraph. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[British_Journalism_Review-2] Bill Hagerty "Paul Dacre: the zeal thing" Archived 24 December 2012 at Archive.today, British Journalism Review, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002, pp. 11-22. Retrieved 25 May 2007.

[timesobit-3] "Peter Dacre: Versatile journalist of the old school, with a flair for showbusiness". The Times. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2018. (subscription required)

[4] White, Michael (1 October 2013). "Conservative conference diary: what were you doing on D-day?". The Guardian.

[5] Addison, Adrian (2017). Mail Men: The Unauthorized Story of the Daily Mail - The Paper that Divided and Conquered Britain. London: Atlantic Books. p. 385. ISBN 9781782399711. (paperback edition)