Biography
Tom Rubython is a well known publisher and was the founder and publisher of ''Marketeer'' (weekly), ''Amusement Business'' (monthly), ''LeisureWeek'' (weekly), ''BusinessAge'' (monthly), ''Sunday Business'' (weekly), ''EuroBusiness'' (monthly), ''Formula 1 Magazine'' (monthly)'', BusinessF1 magazine'' (monthly)'', and SportsPro'' (monthly). He has written nine books, biographies of Ayrton Senna (racing driver), Tony O'Reilly (businessman), James Hunt (racing driver), Richard Burton (actor), Jesse Livermore (financier), and Barry White (singer) and two non-fiction motor racing books called ''In The Name Of Glory'' and ''Fatal Weekend''.' His book ''Shunt'' was the basis for Ron Howard's film Rush (2013 film), ''Rush''. He has also published many yearbooks and annuals including the ''Leisure Industry Yearbook'', the ''Offshore Finance Annual'', the ''Formula One Annual'', and the ''Formula One Black Book''. In 2020 Rubython relaunched ''BusinessF1'' magazine.Libel suits
Rubython has interviewed many famous figures over the years from Donald Trump to Tony Blair. He has enjoyed a controversial journalistic career and has reputedly been sued for libel more times than any other British journalist including lawsuits from figures such as Sir Alan Sugar, Tony Ryan, George Walker, Max Mosley, Bernie Ecclestone, Ken Bates, and Kelvin MacKenzie, Kelvin Mackenzie. Most of the lawsuits were later settled, though he lost one to Tony Purnell, he won against Richard Woods.Politics
In 2012 he briefly dabbled in politics and stood for the UK Independence Party in Northampton North at the 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 General Election, receiving 6,354 votes (16%).Personal
Tom Rubython was a bachelor, until in 2013, at the age of 58, he married his girlfriend of two years, Beverley. He was one of the first people in the UK to clone a dog after his beloved cocker spaniel, Daisy died in 2016. Famously he hid the fact from his wife until the two new spaniels, cloned from Daisy, arrived at Heathrow from Seoul in 2017.References
Living people British male journalists 1955 births {{UK-journalist-stub