Henry Bernard Levin CBE (
19 August 1928 -
7 August 2004) was an
English journalist,
author and
broadcaster.
He was educated at the independent (and at the time boys' only) school Christ's Hospital in the countryside near Horsham, West Sussex (which he found difficult because of his Jewish origins), and at the London School of Economics, where he contributed to the student newspaper The Beaver.
After graduating from the LSE, it was expected that Levin would read for the bar — however he set a course for journalism with his first assignment for Truth under the pseudonym of A.E. Cherryman.
His talent was spotted in 1955 when he was offered a column in The Manchester Guardian. He wrote for The Spectator from 1956 until 1962 - his departure was a shock to many who saw him as a natural successor for the publication's editorship. He later wrote for The Daily Express and, from 1962 to 1970, for The Daily Mail; he resigned from the latter in June 1970, citing differences with the newspaper's management during the general election of that year.
