About Michael Shanks
Lived 1927 – 1984 (aged 57). Michael Shanks was a British journalist.
Michael James Shanks (12 April 1927, London – 13 January 1984, London) was a British economic journalist.
Throughout the 1950s, Shanks was a writer and editor at the Financial Times, and in 1964/5 he became the economic correspondent with the Sunday Times. His Penguin Special book The Stagnant Society (1961) sold 60,000 copies.
Books
The Stagnant Society. Harmondsworth 1961
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Who was Michael Shanks?
Michael Shanks (1927–1984), British economic journalist
When was Michael Shanks born?
Michael Shanks was born on 17 January 1927 in London.
When did Michael Shanks die?
Michael Shanks died on 17 January 1984 in Sheffield.
What was Michael Shanks's occupation?
Michael Shanks was a journalist.
What nationality was Michael Shanks?
Michael Shanks was British.
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