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Leon Alexander Lee Howard (1914–1978), known as Lee Howard, was a British newspaper editor. Born in London, Howard was educated privately.〔Margaret Connolly and Mervyn O. Pragnall, ''The International Yearbook and Statesman's Who's Who (1975)'', p.498〕 He served with the Royal Air Force during World War II, initially as part of the Coastal Command, then later with the RAF Film Unit. During this time, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.〔Nicholas John Wilkinson, ''Secrecy and the Media'', p.562〕 Once demobbed, he worked in journalism, becoming editor of the women's section of the ''Daily Mirror'' in 1955, then editor of the ''Sunday Pictorial'' in 1959, and finally of the ''Daily Mirror'' itself in 1961, serving for ten years.〔 He had planned to retire on turning sixty, but Hugh Cudlipp unexpectedly asked him to leave a year early.〔Roy Greenslade, ''Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda'', pp.254-255〕 In his spare time, Howard wrote four novels: ''Crispin's Day'', ''Johnny's Sister'', ''Blind Date'' and ''No Man Sings'', under the pseudonym Leigh Howard.〔 Howard was married to Sheila Black, a journalist with the ''Financial Times''.〔Roy Greenslade, ''Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda'', p.251〕 In retirement, they moved to Rome.〔 ==References== 〔 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「Lee Howard (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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