Career
Born in Scotland on 29 September 1948. Educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland, he worked for London Life magazine after leaving school before joining the Daily Mail Newspaper as the deputy diary editor at the age of 20. In 1971 he moved to the Daily Express Newspaper as deputy diary editor and was appointed deputy foreign editor in 1975.
In 1978 he travelled to Los Angeles as the paper"s West Coast correspondent.
Ross Benson was the ghost writer for George Best"s autobiography "The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly" published in 1990. Further books followed.
"Paul McCartney:Behind the myth" in 1992 and "Charles: The untold story" in 1993. Married three times, Ross Benson had three children.
A keen Chelsea supporter and season ticket holder, he watched them beat Barcelona at Chelsea"s home ground on the eve of his death.
Ross Benson died in London on 8 March 2005.
