William Emrys Williams (1896–1977), known as Bill, Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Books, 1936–1965
A close collaborator with Allen Lane, Penguin's founder, for over thirty years, he was the cultural force behind Penguin Books' success.
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During the Second World War he insisted - despite controversy - on the right to education for servicemen and women, and ran the Army Bureau of Current Affairs.
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