Guy Innes (1879–1953) was an Australian journalist who was the editor of The Herald newspaper in Melbourne between 1918 and 1921.
Innes was born in Ballarat and became a journalist for The Argus in 1900.[1] In 1910 he moved to The Herald, becoming the editor in 1918, a position he maintained for three years until he was replaced by Keith Murdoch.[2] In 1922, he took up a position as manager of The Heralds cable service in London.[1]
During this time he became a well-known Australian identity on Fleet Street, serving on committees for the Institute of Journalists.[3] He contributed poems to The Bulletin and other journals for many years under the pseudonyms Kettledrum and Ponemah as well as his own name.[4]
Innes died in London in 1953, survived by his wife Dorothy (née Gray)[5] and son Geoffrey, a film producer.[3]