Stan Gebler Davies

Stanley Gebler Davies (Dublin, 16 July 1943 - Dalkey, Ireland, 23 June 1994) was an Irish journalist with the Irish Independent as well as with various British magazines (including Punch, The Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator).[1] Of part-Polish and part-Jewish ancestry, Davies was known for his eccentric views and for his exceptional alcohol intake.[1] In the late 1970s the Evening Standard printed his pithy, 50-word apercus among their longer items; he was also permitted to call Hans Keller a 'twat' on the letters pages of The Listener. As well as his writing (which included a book on James Joyce), he engaged in political activity, having been a Unionist candidate for the constituency of Cork South-West, coming last with 134 votes.[2] He died after a long battle with lung cancer.

Notes
  1. "Obituary Stanley Gebler Davis" by John Calder, The Independent, Friday, 24 June 1994
  2. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3606 Dáil Election 1987 - Cork South-West

Further reading
  • Obituary in: Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1995) The Daily Telegraph Book of Obituaries. Macmillan ; pp. 330-333
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