Person Open DS/UK/9770 Spain; Nancy (1917-1964); English broadcaster, journalist Spain Nancy 1917-1964 English broadcaster, journalist Female

Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist for the Daily Express, She magazine and the News of the World in the 1950s and 1960s, also appearing on many radio broadcasts, particularly on Woman's Hour and My Word!, and later as a panelist on the television programmes What's My Line? and Juke Box Jury. Spain died in an airplane crash near Aintree racecourse while travelling to commentate on the 1964 Grand National. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/2/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f16aa588-6668-4132-adad-8035e9d554f4