About Bert Gunn
Lived 1903 – 1962 (aged 58). Bert Gunn was a journalist.
Herbert Smith Gunn (3 April 1903 – 2 March 1962) was a British newspaper editor.
Biography
Born in Gravesend, Bert Gunn worked as a reporter for the Kent Messenger, and then the Straits Times in Singapore. He returned to the UK to work at the Manchester Evening News, then the London Evening News and the Evening Standard. He also married, and had two sons: Thom Gunn, later a poet, and Ander Gunn, later a photographer.
In 1936, Gunn became the first northern editor of the Daily Express, then in 1943 became managing editor. He wrote the headline "It's That Man Again", referring to Hitler, which later became the title of a popular radio show. He moved to edit the Sunday Dispatch in 1959, but this was merged with the Sunday Express in 1961 and Gunn resigned from Associated Newspapers in 1962.
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British newspaper editor
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Bert Gunn was born on 3 April 1903.
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Bert Gunn died on 2 March 1962.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bert Gunn. https://biography.guide/bert-gunn/
MLA: "Bert Gunn." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bert-gunn/.
Chicago: "Bert Gunn." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bert-gunn/.
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