James Kinlay (17 October 1926 – 8 June 2010) was a
Scottish journalist and assistant editor of the
Sunday Express, where for thirty years he was the right-hand man of the late editor in chief
John Junor
Sir John Donald Brown Junor (15 January 1919 – 3 May 1997) was a Scottish journalist and editor-in-chief of the ''Sunday Express'' between 1954 and 1986, having previously worked as a columnist there. He then moved to ''The Mail on Sunday''.
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As features editor he worked with celebrated cartoonists
Carl Giles
Ronald "Carl" Giles OBE (29 September 1916 – 27 August 1995), often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist who worked for the British newspaper the '' Daily Express''.
His cartoon style was a single topical highly detailed panel, usu ...
and
Michael Cummings and interviewed many of the leading political figures of the day, including
Reginald Maudling
Reginald Maudling (7 March 1917 – 14 February 1979) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1962 to 1964 and as Home Secretary from 1970 to 1972. From 1955 until the late 1960s, he was spoken of as a prospecti ...
,
Alec Douglas-Home and
Harold Wilson.
Born in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, he studied classics at
Glasgow University
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before emigrating with his new wife, Elizabeth, to
Kenya
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in the early 1950s to begin his career in journalism on the Nairobi Times. His five children include hedge fund manager
Jonathan Kinlay and the actress
Antonia Kinlay
Antonia Kinlay is a British / American actress and voiceover artist. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Her TV credits include playing Sarah Shadlock in ''Strike'' for BBC / HBO and ' The Royals' for E!
She played Revlon ...
is one of five grandchildren.
External links
Final tribute to newspaper man (Bromley Times)
Scottish journalists
1926 births
2010 deaths
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