Mary Evans Mr. Roy Thomson, sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961 10726281

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Picture No	10726281
Date	1961
Description	Mr. Roy Thomson, sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961
Details	A central figure in the newspaper world: Mr. Roy Thomson(1894-1976), at the time of the Thomson-Kings-Odiham affair. Mr Thomson came to prominence with the announcement on 25th January 1961 that Thomson Newspapers and Odihams Press were to merge. Thomson was later to become 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet in the 1964 New Years Honours. Drawn from life by Stephen Ward at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News. Stephen Ward would later become notorious by his involvement in the Profumo Affair.
Source	Sketch by Stephen Ward in The Illustrated London News, 11th February 1961, page 215.
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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