Alastair Dunnett
(1908-1998)
British journalist and newspaper editor
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Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (26 December 1908 – 2 September 1998) was a Scottish journalist and newspaper editor. He edited The Daily Record newspaper for nine years and The Scotsman newspaper from 1956 to 1972. In 1975 he became chairman of Thomson Scottish Petroleum and was much involved in the establishment of the oil terminal at Flotta in Orkney. From the 1950s to the 1980s he was involved in many Scottish cultural activities including being governor of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre (1958–1984). He was awarded an honorary degree of LLD by the University of Strathclyde in 1978 and was knighted on 4 July 1995.
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26 December 1908 Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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| Died |
2 September 1998 (aged 89) Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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