Graham C. Greene

Graham C. Greene, (10 July 1936 – 10 October 2016) was a British publisher who was managing director of Jonathan Cape from 1962 to 1990. He was described by The Times as being among the most influential publishers of his generation, who "belied his quiet and modest manner to become a fierce champion of liberal values and a free press". He was chairman of the British Museum. He was the nephew of novelist Graham Greene.

Early life and career Graham Carleton Greene was born in Berlin, Germany, to Hugh Carleton Greene (who was The Daily Telegraphs correspondent, and later Director-General of the BBC) and Helga Guinness. Most of his childhood was spent in the United Kingdom, with his education taking place at Eton College and University College, Oxford.

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South Africa and China Greene's publishing work took him to South Africa, where he worked with anti-Apartheid activists such as Nadine Gordimer, who was published by Jonathan Cape. In his role as Publishers’ Association president, Greene worked to establish copyright treaties with China, this brought him into contact with Deng Xiaoping.