William Connor

Journalist

Birthday April 26, 1909

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Apr 6, 1967 (57)

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About

British journalist remembered for his popular Daily Mirror Column, which he penned for three decades under the pseudonym "Cassandra."

Before Fame

In 1935, he began his career as a newspaper humor columnist.

Trivia

Among his most famous and controversial pieces were an article accusing English humor writer P.G. Wodehouse of being a member of the Nazi party and a 1956 column exposing the homosexual orientation of pianist Liberace.

Family Life

He died in his late fifties in his native England.

Associated With

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill erroneously viewed a 1942 Daily Mirror piece created by Connor and cartoonist Philip Zec as a threat to the British government.