Warwick Oswald Fairfax

Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (19 December 1901 – 14 January 1987 ) was an Australian businessman prominent in the arts as a philanthropist, journalist and playwright. He was a member of the wealthy Fairfax family of media proprietors.

Biography

Fairfax was the son of Sir James Oswald Fairfax (1863–1928) and great-grandson of John Fairfax. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Balliol College, Oxford after studying at Geelong Grammar and the University of Sydney (where he was resident at St Paul's College).

Business

Fairfax joined John Fairfax and Sons in 1925, became a director in 1927 and managing director in 1930. He was chairman of Associated Newspapers Ltd. between 1956 and 1977. During his time as managing director and subsequently chairman, Fairfax was instrumental in floating the then privately held John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd as John Fairfax Limited,

He owned extensive property holdings, south-west of Sydney where he bred cattle. This area was subsequently developed into outer residential developments in the suburb of .

Publications A Century of Australian Journalism, The Sydney Morning Herald and its Record of Australian Life (ed.)(1931) Men, Parties and Politics (1943) A Victorian Marriage (1951 play, produced by John Alden) Vintage for Heroes (1952 play) The Bishop's Wife (1956 play) The Triple Abyss – Towards a Modern Synthesis (1965)