The Sunday Graphic was a weekly English tabloid newspaper that was published in Fleet Street.
The newspaper was founded in 1915 as the Sunday Herald and was later renamed the Illustrated Sunday Herald.
It was acquired by Allied Newspapers in 1925; in 1927 it changed its name to the Sunday Graphic, becoming the sister paper of the Daily Sketch, which had recently taken over the Daily Graphic (and was renamed the Daily Graphic again from 1946 to 1952). In 1931 it was merged with the Sunday News.
The paper remained in the ownership of the Kemsley group after its daily sister paper was acquired by Associated Newspapers in 1952."Daily Graphic sold", The Times page 8, 12 December 1952 In 1959 the Kemsley group, including the Sunday Graphic, was acquired by Roy Thomson, later Lord Thomson."Mr. Thomson Gets Control of Kemsleys", The Daily Telegraph page 1 continued on page 10, 17 July 1959
The Sunday Graphic ceased publication on 4 December 1960.
Editors 1926: T. Hill 1931: Alan Sinclair 1935: Reginald Simpson 1947: M. Watts 1947: N. Hamilton 1948: Iain Lang 1949: A. J. Josey 1950: Barry Horniblow 1952: Philip Brownrigg 1953: Mike Randall 1953: Gordon McKenzie 1958: Allan Hall 1959: Robert Anderson 1960: Andrew Ewart
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