William Hickey (columnist)
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"William Hickey" is the pseudonymous
byline
of a gossip column published in the British
daily newspaper, the Daily Express
. It was named for the 18th century diarist
of that name.
The column was first established by Tom Driberg
in 1928. Driberg continue to write the column until 1943. In the 1960s it was written by columnist Nigel Dempster
. The column has been written by numerous anonymous journalists over the decades.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
byline
Byline
The byline on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name, and often the position, of the writer of the article. Bylines are traditionally placed between the headline and the text of the article, although some magazines place bylines at the bottom of the page, to leave more room for graphical...
of a gossip column published in the British
United Kingdom
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daily newspaper, the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
. It was named for the 18th century diarist
William Hickey (memoirist)
William Hickey was an English lawyer, but is best known for his vast Memoirs, composed in 1808–10 and published between 1913 and 1925, which in their manuscript form cover seven hundred and forty closely written pages...
of that name.
The column was first established by Tom Driberg
Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell
Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell , generally known as Tom Driberg, was a British journalist, politician and High Anglican churchman who served as a Member of Parliament from 1942 to 1955 and from 1959 to 1974...
in 1928. Driberg continue to write the column until 1943. In the 1960s it was written by columnist Nigel Dempster
Nigel Dempster
Nigel Richard Patton Dempster was a British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist. Best known for his celebrity gossip columns in newspapers, his work appeared in the Daily Express and Daily Mail and also in Private Eye magazine...
. The column has been written by numerous anonymous journalists over the decades.