Background
Edwards, Robert John was born on October 26, 1925 in Farnham, Surrey, England.
Edwards, Robert John was born on October 26, 1925 in Farnham, Surrey, England.
Editor, Tribune, 1951—1954. Feature writer Evening Standard, London, 1954—1957. Managing editor Daily Express, 1959—1961, editor, 1961, 1963—1966, Evening Citizen, Glasgow, 1962—1963, Sunday People, 1966—1972, Sunday Mirror, 1972—1984.
Director Mirror Group Newspapers, 1976—1988, senior group editor, 1984—1985, deputy chairman, 1985—1986. Ombudsman Today Newspaper, 1990—1995. Chairman Scoop of the Year Awards Panel, London Press Club, 1988—2003.
Member of Reform Club London, Garrick Club London.
Married Laura Ellwood, 1952 (dissolved 1972). Children: Helen Kennedy, Jane Laura, Robert Jocelyn, Benedict Laurence.