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Richard Reid Ingrams (born 19 August 1937 in Chelsea, London〔http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/May%202002/146/819854/Richard+Ingrams〕) is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical magazine ''Private Eye'', and founding editor of ''The Oldie'' magazine. He left the latter job at the end of May 2014.〔Ben Quinn ("Richard Ingrams resigns as editor of the Oldie over dispute with publisher" ), ''The Guardian'', 31 May 2014〕 ==Career== Ingrams's parents were Leonard St Clair Ingrams and Victoria ''née'' Reid (daughter of Sir James Reid), who had three other sons, including the banker and opera impresario Leonard Ingrams (1941–2005).〔(Richard Ingrams in love – is he serious? ) by Elizabeth Grice, The Telegraph, 3 March 2011.〕 Ingrams was educated at the independent preparatory school West Downs in Winchester, Hampshire, followed by Shrewsbury School, where he met Willie Rushton and edited the school magazine. Before attending Oxford, he did his National Service in the army ranks after failing his interview for officer training, something which was unusual for someone from his background at the time. At University College, Oxford, where he read Classics, he shared tutorials with Robin Butler, later Cabinet Secretary and sometimes referred to as a "pillar of the Establishment". More importantly, he met Paul Foot, another former Shrewsbury pupil not yet the left-wing radical he became, who was to be a lifelong friend, and whose biography Ingrams wrote after Foot's early death. Along with several other Old Salopians, including Willie Rushton, Ingrams founded ''Private Eye'' in 1962, taking over the editorship from Christopher Booker in 1963. It was a classic case, he claimed on ''Desert Island Discs'' in 2008, of the "old boy network". ''Private Eye'' was part of the satire boom of the early 1960s, which included the television show ''That Was The Week That Was'', for which Ingrams wrote, and The Establishment nightclub, run by Peter Cook. When ''Private Eye'' ran into financial problems Cook was able to gain a majority shareholding on the proceeds of his brief but financially successful venture. Ingrams vacated the editor's chair at the ''Eye'' in 1986, with Ian Hislop taking over. In 1992 Ingrams created and became editor of ''The Oldie'', a now monthly humorous lifestyle and issues magazine mainly aimed at the older generation. As of 2005 he was still chairman of ''Private Eye'', working there every Monday,〔Rob McGibbon ("Richard Ingrams interview", ) ''Press Gazette'' 15 December 2005.〕 spending four days a week in London.〔Deborah Bosley ("Country living stinks", ) ''New Statesman'', 26 June 2000. Retrieved on 3 August 2008.〕 He was a regular on the radio panel quiz ''The News Quiz'' for its first twenty years and contributed a column to ''The Observer'' for eighteen years.〔 In late 2005 he moved to ''The Independent'', considering ''The Observer'' to have gone downhill, particularly as a consequence of its support for the Iraq war.〔 In his 27 August 2011 column, he announced that he had been sacked by the newly appointed editor of ''The Independent''. Shortly after the death of Jimmy Savile, because several national newspapers were unwilling to publish, Ingrams' ''The Oldie'' was the first publication to break the story of Savile's history of child abuse.〔William Turvill ("Why The Oldie exposed Savile child abuse: 'I just thought it was a good story'" ), ''Press Gazette'', 2 April 2013〕 After a series of clashes with James Pembroke, owner and publisher of ''The Oldie'', Ingrams left the magazine at the end of May 2014 having resigned as editor.〔 He is currently writing a biography of Ludovic Kennedy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Ingrams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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