John Gale (British journalist) explained

John Gale (1925–1974) was a British journalist.

Early life

Gale was born in 1925 in Edenbridge, Kent^{[1] [2]} and studied at Stowe School.

Career

After serving in the army he returned to London and became a successful journalist, working for The Observer during the 1950s and 1960s. He worked closely with the photographer Jane Bown.^[3]

He married Jill Robertson, and had three children: Joanna, James and Kiki. They lived in Hampstead Garden Suburb, North London.

He was famous for his quirky, witty, outspoken writing style. He famously took Groucho Marx to a cricket match in the mid-1950s.^[4]

While covering the war in Algeria, he saw a number of atrocities that had a direct effect on his mental health. He was treated for manic depression, and committed suicide in 1974, aged 49.^[5]

Works

Gale published a number of books which were well received by critics and the public.

• Clean Young Englishman (1965), republished June 27, 1988 by The Hogarth Press and now available as an e-book from Hodder & Stoughton^[6]
• Family Man (Hodder & Stoughton, 1968)
• Travels with a Son (1972)
• Camera Man (1979)

External links

• https://books.google.com/books?id=sQDVCQAAQBAJ&dq=john+gale+family+man+clean+young+englishman+travels+with+a+son+camera+man&pg=PT2
• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2013/aug/04/observer-archive-tommy-steele-moscow

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Gale (biographical details) . Cosmos.ucc.ie . 2008-05-29 . 2017-01-27.
2. Book: Clean Young Englishman - John Gale - Google Libros . 13 August 2015. 9781473610668 . 2017-01-27. Gale . John .
3. News: Luke . Dodd . Eamonn . McCabe . Eamonn McCabe . Jane Bown obituary | Art and design . . 21 December 2014 . 2017-01-27.
4. News: John . Gale . Michael . Davie . Michael Davie . From the Observer archive, 27 June 1954: Groucho Marx goes to cricket's Mecca | News . The Guardian . 23 June 2013 . 2017-01-27.
5. Book: Frith, David . Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides . David Frith . . 2011-12-16 . 9781780573939 . 2017-01-27 . 50.
6. Web site: Clean Young Englishman . . 2015-08-13 . 2017-01-27.