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Charles Vere Wintour, CBE, MBE (Mil) (18 May 1917 – 4 November 1999), was a British newspaper editor and was the father of editor-in-chief of ''Vogue'' magazine, Anna Wintour and the Political Editor of ''The Guardian'' newspaper, Patrick Wintour. ==Life and career== Wintour was born in Pamphill Manor, near Wimborne, Dorset, the son of Alice Jane Blanche (Foster) and Major-General Fitzgerald Wintour.〔http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/73327〕 He wrote articles for the ''Radio Times'' while he was at Oundle School, and won a prize awarded by the ''Daily Mail''. He completed his education at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, where he studied English and history and briefly edited ''Granta'' with Eric Hobsbawm.〔Michael Leapman, "(Obituary: Charles Wintour )", ''The Independent'', 5 November 1999.〕 After university, Wintour took a job in advertising, but left at the start of World War II to join the Royal Norfolk Regiment. During the war, he was awarded the military MBE, the Croix de Guerre and the Bronze Star.〔 In 1946, Wintour became a leader writer for the ''London Evening Standard''. He was soon promoted to political editor, then moved to the ''Sunday Express'' as assistant editor. He returned to the ''Standard'' as deputy editor, during which period he convinced Lord Beaverbrook to launch the Evening Standard Awards for theatre.〔 Wintour became managing editor of the ''Daily Express'' in 1958, then in 1959 moved back to the ''Standard'' as editor.〔Brian MacArthur, "Wintour, Charles Vere", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.〕 During this period, he had five children, of whom two: Anna and Patrick later became prominent journalists.〔Peter Preston, "(Charles Wintour )", ''The Guardian'', 5 November 1999.〕 Although circulation fell under Wintour's editorship, he was well regarded, and was considered for the post of editor of ''The Times'' in 1967.〔 He was particularly passionate about the paper's politics and high-society gossip column, the Londoner's Diary, once remarking that: "To go to a decent London dinner party without having read the Diary would be to go out unprepared for proper conversation." Wintour remained editor until 1976, when he became managing director of the ''Daily Express'', supervising its transition from broadsheet to tabloid.〔 He took part in the negotiations to merge the London Evening Standard with the ''Evening News'', championing the case for keeping the staff and approach of the ''Standard''. As a result, the proposed merger was called off. The Express Group was sold to Trafalgar House, and new owner Victor Matthews appointed Wintour editor of the ''Standard'' again in 1978. In 1979, Wintour joined the Press Council, serving for two years. In 1980, the ''Standard'' and the ''News'' were finally merged. While the name of the ''Standard'' was ultimately retained, Wintour was replaced by former ''News'' editor Louis Kirby.〔 In 1981, Wintour launched the ''Sunday Express Magazine'' with new wife Audrey Slaughter, and in 1984 they launched ''Working Woman'' magazine. In 1985, Wintour became editor of the ''Press Gazette'', and he gave advice on the launch of ''Today'', ''The Independent'' and the new ''Daily News'',〔 in addition to TV-am.〔 Wintour retired in 1989 and spent his later years supporting the Liberal Democrats and chairing the regional National Art Collections Fund.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Wintour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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