biography
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Hamlyn, Paul (Bertrand), Baron
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originally Paul Hamburger
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1926–2001)
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| biography:
| British entrepreneur and publisher. Educated in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SE England, UK, he went into publishing, founding Books for Pleasure (1949), Prints for Pleasure (1960), and Records for Pleasure (1961) under the name of Hamlyn Publishing, which he sold to the International Publishing Corporation (IPC) in 1964. He joined the board of IPC, becoming chairman of IPC Books (1965–70). He co-founded Sundial Publications with David Frost, Conran Octopus with Terence Conran (1983), became chairman of Heinemann Publishing (1985), re-purchased Hamlyn Publishing in 1986, and was appointed chairman of Book Club Associates in 1993. He became a life peer in 1998. |
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