Peter Dacre

Peter Dacre (8 June 1925 – 16 March 2003) was a journalist on the Sunday Express whose work included show business features. He was a former chairman of the London Press Club.

Early life Peter Dacre was born 8 June 1925 in Yorkshire, the son of a carpenter and joiner father who died in a building site accident when he was six. His mother later married the Welsh international rugby player Dai Jenkins. His obituary in The Times reports him as writing for the News Review at the age of 19,

Personal life Dacre was the father of the British journalists Nigel and Paul from his first marriage to Joan Hill.