Tom Hopkinson

Sir Thomas Hopkinson
Born	Henry Thomas Hopkinson 19 April 1905 Manchester, England
Died	20 June 1990(1990-06-20) (aged 85) Oxford, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Tom Hopkinson
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Oxford.
Occupation(s)	Journalist and picture editor.
Spouses	Antonia White, Gerti Deutsch, Dorothy Hopkinson
Children	Amanda Hopkinson (1947–)

Sir Henry Thomas Hopkinson

Early life

Born in

Tom Hopkinson first worked in advertising and publicity, then became a magazine assistant editor in 1934. He was soon working for Stefan Lorant on Weekly Illustrated magazine, and wrote short stories and novels during his free time. He also assisted Lorant on Lilliput magazine, and then on Picture Post magazine from 1938 to 1940. When Lorant left permanently for America in July 1940, Hopkinson became editor of Picture Post, in 1940, remaining until 1950. It was Hopkinson who began photojournalist Bert Hardy's connection with Picture Post. Another colleague there was Jeffrey Mark.

Middle career

Hopkinson defended his staff's editorial independence fiercely, and his publisher, Sir Edward Hulton, a Conservative Party member for most of his career, did not always appreciate Hopkinson's left-wing views, which affected Picture Post more strongly than the occasional right-wing views which also found their way into that magazine.^{[citation needed]}

While working for the Picture Post in the Congo, Hopkinson reportedly saved a man's life by standing over him to prevent a mob beating the man to death.^[3]

In October 1950, after photojournalist

Later career

When Hopkinson left Drum, he went on to teach journalism in British universities and studied United States journalism schools. In 1969 he was in Malta advising on the setting up of a Journalism course. He was founding director of the Centre for Journalism Studies

Queen Elizabeth II

in 1978.

Family life

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Hopkinson married three times; his wives were Antonia White, Gerti Deutsch and Dorothy Hopkinson. He was the father of three children:

• (by Antonia White), Lyndall Hopkinson Passerini
• (by Gert Deutsch), Nicolette Hopkinson Roeske and Amanda Hopkinson Caistor

Other works

Hopkinson and his last wife, Dorothy, co-authored Much Silence (Gollancz, 1974), a biography of Meher Baba. He and Dorothy met Baba in London in 1952, became devotees, and were considerably influenced by him.^[6] Lady Hopkinson died in August 1993, and Hopkinson later rewrote and expanded their work on Baba into a larger version, The Silent Messenger: The Life & Work of Meher Baba, which was completed but apparently never published.^[7]

References

1. ^ Oxford University Calendar 1932, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1932, pp.254, 310.
2. ^ T. Hopkinson, Of This Our Time, London: Hutchinson, 1982, pp.85–6, 93–4.
3. ^ "The Bystanders: photographers who didn't step in to help – in pictures", The Guardian, 28 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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5. ^ "Media conference attracts international speakers". Cardiff University. 8 January 2008. Notes to Editors: 1. Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
6. ^ "The Silent Messenger", Part 5 "The Inner Voice"
7. ^ "Glow International", November 1993, pp.23–24

Further reading

• Of This Our Time: A Journalist's Story, 1905–50, by Tom Hopkinson, London: Hutchinson, 1982.
• The Picture Post Album, by Robert Kee, London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989.
• Nothing to Forgive: A Daughter's Life of Antonia White – Lyndall Hopkinson, 1988.