Born at Angwinnack, Ludgvan, near Penzance, Cornwall, he became a junior reporter to The Cornishman at the age of nine. He had to leave school after failing the Cornwall Schools examination and went to work at nearby Collurian Farm which sold butter to Harrods. He first saw his wife while having a meal in London in the autumn of 1948. When asked who he would marry he pointed to Patricia Holton, an American writer and broadcaster, who he had never seen before and replied ″That one there″. Morris followed her to America and they married in January 1949.[1]
He died in the cottage he was born in, after a series of strokes and survived by his wife, a son, William and two daughters.
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Leaving Collurian he worked as a porter at Penzance railway station for the Great Western Railway and with the free pass, that was part of his entitlement, he travelled to London to search for a post as a journalist. He landed his first job with The Dairy Farmer and later Farmers Weekly. He travelled to the West Indies in 1939 and Canada where he joined the Canadian Army at the outbreak of World War II, but was invalided out in 1941. Back in Britain, he started as a sub-editor on the Daily Express, and later as a personal assistant to Manny Shinwell, a Labour MP, writing speeches for members of the party. In 1949 he became political columnist for the Daily Mirror, and unsuccessfully standing as a Labour party candidate for Bristol West in 1950 and 1951.[1]
In 1952, he bought a small South Wales newspaper, more than doubling its circulation in three years. After an abortive alliance with Roy Thomson to buy The Times in 1966, he continued building up his own publishing empire until 1970, when he joined forces with Christopher Mayhew, MP to produce a new magazine Middle East International. After Mayhew vetoed an article Morris wrote for publication, Morris published it in one of his own newspapers. This led to the resignation of key staff and a boycott by advertisers, causing the collapse of the paper.
Morris founded another newspaper, Voice of the Arab World and spent much of the next few decades travelling the Middle East. By the late 1980s, Morris had become convinced of the need to find a peaceful solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and in 1989 helped establish the Next Century Foundation.
He wrote a two-volume autobiography -I Bought a Newspaper (1963) and The Last Inch: a Middle East Odyssey (1997).
. The Daily Telegraph. 23 August 2001. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
"Obituary". The Guardian. 31 May 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
Clive, Nigel (5 April 1997). "Ups and downs of a maverick". The Spectator. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
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claud, morris, january, 1920, 2000, british, newspaper, owner, sought, make, peace, between, arabs, israelis, born20, january, 1920angwinnack, ludgvan, cornwalldied21, 2000, 2000, aged, angwinnack, ludgvannationalitybritishoccupationpublisher, businessmanknown. Claud Morris 20 January 1920 21 May 2000 was a British newspaper owner who sought to make peace between Arabs and Israelis Claud MorrisBorn20 January 1920Angwinnack Ludgvan CornwallDied21 May 2000 2000 05 21 aged 80 Angwinnack LudgvanNationalityBritishOccupationPublisher BusinessmanKnown forNext Century FoundationPartnerPatricia nee Holton Childrenone son and two daughters Contents 1 Family and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksFamily and education editBorn at Angwinnack Ludgvan near Penzance Cornwall he became a junior reporter to The Cornishman at the age of nine He had to leave school after failing the Cornwall Schools examination and went to work at nearby Collurian Farm which sold butter to Harrods He first saw his wife while having a meal in London in the autumn of 1948 When asked who he would marry he pointed to Patricia Holton an American writer and broadcaster who he had never seen before and replied That one there Morris followed her to America and they married in January 1949 1 He died in the cottage he was born in after a series of strokes and survived by his wife a son William and two daughters Career editLeaving Collurian he worked as a porter at Penzance railway station for the Great Western Railway and with the free pass that was part of his entitlement he travelled to London to search for a post as a journalist He landed his first job with The Dairy Farmer and later Farmers Weekly He travelled to the West Indies in 1939 and Canada where he joined the Canadian Army at the outbreak of World War II but was invalided out in 1941 Back in Britain he started as a sub editor on the Daily Express and later as a personal assistant to Manny Shinwell a Labour MP writing speeches for members of the party In 1949 he became political columnist for the Daily Mirror and unsuccessfully standing as a Labour party candidate for Bristol West in 1950 and 1951 1 In 1952 he bought a small South Wales newspaper more than doubling its circulation in three years After an abortive alliance with Roy Thomson to buy The Times in 1966 he continued building up his own publishing empire until 1970 when he joined forces with Christopher Mayhew MP to produce a new magazine Middle East International After Mayhew vetoed an article Morris wrote for publication Morris published it in one of his own newspapers This led to the resignation of key staff and a boycott by advertisers causing the collapse of the paper Morris founded another newspaper Voice of the Arab World and spent much of the next few decades travelling the Middle East By the late 1980s Morris had become convinced of the need to find a peaceful solution to the Arab Israeli conflict and in 1989 helped establish the Next Century Foundation He wrote a two volume autobiography I Bought a Newspaper 1963 and The Last Inch a Middle East Odyssey 1997 References edit a b Hosking Jim 2012 Cornish Connections Penzance J M Hosking ISBN 978 0 9501296 8 6 External links edit Obituary The Daily Telegraph 23 August 2001 Archived from the original on 10 November 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2008 Obituary The Guardian 31 May 2000 Retrieved 27 August 2008 Clive Nigel 5 April 1997 Ups and downs of a maverick The Spectator Retrieved 27 August 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claud Morris amp oldid 1175192185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
