Edward George Warris Hulton
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Sir Edward George Warris Hulton (29 November 1906, Harrogate
– 8 October 1988, London
) was an English magazine publisher and writer.
Edward George Warris Hulton (later Sir Edward George Warris Hulton) was the illegitimate son of Sir Edward Hulton
, Baronet, a newspaper publisher and racehorse owner originally from Manchester, and his second wife, the actress Millicent Warris.
Educated at Harrow School
, Hulton went up to Brasenose College, Oxford
in 1925 but left in December 1926 without a degree. He founded the Hulton Press in 1937, buying Farmers' Weekly. The Hulton Press went on to publish Leader Magazine
, Eagle and Girl for children, Lilliput
and the Picture Post
.
During World War II
, Hulton was one of the members of the 1941 Committee
, a group of British politicians, writers and other people of influence not generally involved with a political party but who came together in 1941 to press for more efficient production in order to enhance the war effort. Hulton helped fund the Home Guard training school at Osterley Park
, organizing a private supply of weapons from the United States. Though he had stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate before the war, his 1943 book The New Age supported a mixed welfare-state economy and he welcomed Attlee's 1945 government.
Hulton discontinued the Picture Post in 1957 and sold the Hulton Press to Odhams two years later. He was knighted in 1957.
in 1996, and Getty has retained the Hulton Picture Library as a featured resource within its large holdings.
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
– 8 October 1988, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) was an English magazine publisher and writer.
Edward George Warris Hulton (later Sir Edward George Warris Hulton) was the illegitimate son of Sir Edward Hulton
Edward Hulton
Edward Hulton was a British newspaper publisher and thoroughbred racehorse owner. He founded the Daily Sketch in 1909.-Biography:...
, Baronet, a newspaper publisher and racehorse owner originally from Manchester, and his second wife, the actress Millicent Warris.
Educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, Hulton went up to Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
in 1925 but left in December 1926 without a degree. He founded the Hulton Press in 1937, buying Farmers' Weekly. The Hulton Press went on to publish Leader Magazine
Leader Magazine
Leader Magazine was a weekly pictorial magazine published in the United Kingdom by the Hulton Press. It was disestablished in Spring 1950.Contributors included Stephen Potter , Kay Dick , Anthony Carson, Orson Welles, Edgar Lustgarten, Lesley Blanch, Leslie Illingworth, Eric Partridge, cartoonist...
, Eagle and Girl for children, Lilliput
Lilliput (magazine)
Lilliput was a small-format British monthly magazine of humour, short stories, photographs and the arts, founded in 1937 by the photojournalist Stefan Lorant. The first issue came out in July and it was sold shortly after to Edward Hulton, when editorship was taken over by Tom Hopkinson in 1940....
and the Picture Post
Picture Post
Picture Post was a prominent photojournalistic magazine published in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1957. It is considered a pioneering example of photojournalism and was an immediate success, selling 1,700,000 copies a week after only two months...
.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Hulton was one of the members of the 1941 Committee
1941 Committee
The 1941 Committee was a group of British politicians, writers and other people of influence who got together in 1940. Its members comprised liberals, and those further left, who were not generally involved with a political party. Its immediate purpose was to press for more efficient production in...
, a group of British politicians, writers and other people of influence not generally involved with a political party but who came together in 1941 to press for more efficient production in order to enhance the war effort. Hulton helped fund the Home Guard training school at Osterley Park
Osterley Park
Osterley Park is a mansion set in a large park of the same name. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, part of the western suburbs of London. When the house was built it was surrounded by rural countryside. It was one of a group of large houses close to London which served as country retreats...
, organizing a private supply of weapons from the United States. Though he had stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate before the war, his 1943 book The New Age supported a mixed welfare-state economy and he welcomed Attlee's 1945 government.
Hulton discontinued the Picture Post in 1957 and sold the Hulton Press to Odhams two years later. He was knighted in 1957.
Hulton Picture Library
The photographic archive of Picture Post became an important historical documentary resource, and was set up by Sir Edward Hulton as a semi-independent operation called Hulton Picture Library. It was bought by the BBC in 1958 and incorporated into the Radio Times photo archive, which was then sold to Brian Deutsch in 1988. The Hulton Deutsch Collection was bought for £8.6m by Getty ImagesGetty Images
Getty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
in 1996, and Getty has retained the Hulton Picture Library as a featured resource within its large holdings.