Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 52, second Viscount Rothermere, owns London's stoutly Tory Daily Mail* (circ. 2,280,000) and for three years fiery, loquacious Frank Owen, 44, has been the editor. But it has long been common knowledge in Fleet Street that the real boss wears a petticoat.
For several years, pretty, vivacious Lady Ann Rothermere, 36, has tried to run the Mail from Warwick House. Without consulting Editor Owen, she often summoned staffers to her home to assign stories or suggest new features. Six months ago, Stuart MacLean, advertising manager of the Mail and a friend of "Annie's," was appointed managing director of...
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