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6 unusual facts about Conrad Black


Amy J. St. Eve

Judge St. Eve is the judge assigned to the Conrad Black case; she ordered his release in July 2010 pending a possible retrial.

Baron Burnham

The fourth Baron and his son the sixth Baron were both executives of the newspaper until the Camrose interests were in turn displaced by Conrad Black in 1986.

Ed Genson

Edward M. Genson (born June 30, 1941) is a Chicago attorney who has represented high profile defendants such as former Republic Windows CEO Richard Gillman, musician R. Kelly, newspaper owner Conrad Black, and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Montegu Black

George Montegu Black III (August 6, 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – January 10, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario) was the older brother of media baron Conrad Black and son of Winnipeg, Manitoba businessman George Montegu Black II.

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

On Canada Day in 1992, which also marked the 125th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn appointed eighteen prominent Canadians to the Privy Council, including former Premier of Ontario David Peterson, retired hockey star Maurice Richard, and businessman Conrad Black.

Viscount Camrose

The first three Viscounts all headed The Daily Telegraph at one point, the first having purchased it from the Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, but in the 1980s they lost control to Conrad Black.


Canadian Portrait Academy

Some noted personalities to have had their portraits commissioned by the CPA include: Queen Elizabeth II, Dame Jane Goodall, Conrad Black, and Barbara Amiel.

Key Porter Books

Authors who have published books with Key Porter include Allan Fotheringham, Conrad Black, Erika Ritter, Pamela Wallin, George Bowering, Diane Francis, Joan Barfoot, Maude Barlow, Stevie Cameron, Brian Lee Crowley, Dennis Lee, Paul Cellucci, Jean Chrétien, M.A.C. Farrant and Cleo Paskal.

Lara Flynn Boyle

She played Barbara Amiel in the TV true story Shades of Black, about Amiel's controversial husband, Lord Conrad Black.

Neil Balfour

In 2000 he wrote a letter to The Spectator in which he declared "as a committed Europhile" that the best solution would be to allow Britain to opt into EU laws it liked, and supported the call from Conrad Black for Britain to negotiate membership of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Rick Mercer Report

Celebrity Tip — A Canadian celebrity gives how-to advice to the audience, such as Geddy Lee showing viewers how to properly ride a toboggan, Shirley Douglas demonstrating how to boost a car's battery, Pierre Berton demonstrating how to roll a joint or Conrad Black demonstrating how to wax a maple leaf.


see also

George Black

George Montegu Black II (1911–1976), Canadian businessman and father of Conrad Black