Richard Ingrams

Richard Ingrams (born August 19, 1937 in Essex) was the second editor of British satirical magazine-cum-newspaper, Private Eye, taking over from Christopher Booker in 1963.

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August 19 - 1937 - Essex - Private Eye - Christopher Booker - 1963

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Along with several of his Shrewsbury School friends, including Willie Rushton, he formed the magazine in the early sixties as part of the Satire Boom which also saw the formation of The Establishment nightclub, run by Peter Cook.

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Willie Rushton - Satire Boom - The Establishment - Peter Cook

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After handing the editorship of Private Eye to Ian Hislop in the late Eighties, Ingrams moved on to create and edit The Oldie, a monthly humorous lifestyle and issues magazine aimed at the older generation.

Related Topics:
Ian Hislop - The Oldie

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He was a regular on the radio panel quiz, The News Quiz, and contributes a column to The Observer.

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The News Quiz - The Observer

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Ingrams married Mary Morgan in 1962; they have had three children: a son, Fred, 40, who is an artist, second son, Arthur, who was disabled and died in childhood and a daughter, Margaret Ford, who died of a heroin overdose in Brighton in early 2004.

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