William Connor

About

British journalist remembered for his popular Daily Mirror Column, which he penned for three decades under the pseudonym "Cassandra."

Before Fame

In 1935, he began his career as a newspaper humor columnist.

Trivia

Among his most famous and controversial pieces were an article accusing English humor writer P.G. Wodehouse of being a member of the Nazi party and a 1956 column exposing the homosexual orientation of pianist Liberace.

Family Life

He died in his late fifties in his native England.

Associated With

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill erroneously viewed a 1942 Daily Mirror piece created by Connor and cartoonist Philip Zec as a threat to the British government.