Talk:Jack Hargreaves

Journalism
WASN'T JACK HARGREAVES ALSO EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

He was, among other things, Editor of "Picture Post" and "Lilliput". There will be more information about his work in the media when Paul Peacock's biography of JH is published later in 2006. So far as I know he did not edit any US paper but he did briefly work in local radio in USA before WW2 and later did various documentaries about America, including a programme called "On the Edge of Abundance" in the 1960s, working with the American sociologist David Reismann and other US social commentators.Sibadd 09:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Dorset
His videos based in Dorset sort of imply that he lived there in childhood - this is not documented on the Wikipedia page on him. It would be interesting to have more background on when he moved to Dorset. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.115.214 (talk) 17:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Birth
The books, The Old Country and Out of Town, have Jack born in Yorkshire (West Riding) not in London. Jm butler 08:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes indeed but as Paul Peacock his recent biographer discovered by finding his and his brothers' birth certificates he and Ted and Ron were born in London because Hargreaves' father was prosperous enough to obtain for his wife the superior midwifery believed available in London in those days. He also kept a second home in London to carry on his business and he sent his sons to Merchant Taylors School (which Jack disliked) just north of London. Jack's heart lay in his Yorkshire origins but many of the influences on his life came from further south where he made his initial reputation as a broadcaster but also where he was so influenced by his youthful sojourns on the Pargeter farm near Aylesbury. Sibadd 07:56, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that information. Is Peacock's biography of Jack any good? I found his biography of John Seymour a waste of time compared with John's own writings. Jm butler 21:48, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes I am Jack's stepson and it was not until I saw the birth certificates that I realised jack had not been born in Yorkshire. It never mattered to me but I have wondered if it might have worried others. I never heard him say he was born in London or that he wasn't born in Yorkshire. He allowed people to make assumptions and he would use composite characters when referring to the major influences on his life.Simon Baddeley

In popular culture?
I don't want to simply add a section with this title or how it would otherwise be introduced, but surely no entry on Jack Hargreaves would be complete without mentioning him as the inspiration for the recurring "Fast Show" character Bob Fleming? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.188.147.35 (talk) 12:41, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

"Proper use" of landscape
I changed the wording to clarify statement of opinion rather than statement of fact and added a tag on the highly subjective and unclear statement on the "proper use" of landscape. This needs more clarification and sources which I couldn't locate with a simple online search. The article severely lacks sources and seems to be copied almost entirely from one website (possibly the Military Wiki but both the proximal and distal source is unclear). De121 (talk) 08:43, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

I believe that Jack is quoting someone else when he says that chub taste like "cotton wool with pins in". 2A02:C7C:2D0F:4000:C585:A6EA:DED0:AC6F (talk) 20:21, 29 December 2023 (UTC)