Julian Henry - Family

Family

Henry is related to several figures in media and journalism. He is the son of Brian Henry, a well-known figure in the early days of independent TV in London in the early 1960s. In 1956 Brian Henry became the Controller of Advertisements at Associated-Rediffusion Ltd, the London weekday TV broadcaster, and the largest television company in the ITV network, before joining Southern TV as Managing Director in the 1960s. He later joined the Daily Mail Associated Newspapers as Director of Marketing taking the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid, and later returned to Southern Television. He was a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Marketing, and Chairman of the Oxford Playhouse helping to restore the building and bring it back to use. He was author of the book "British Television Advertising: The first 30 years" (1986, London).

Henry's mother is Elizabeth Craig, former journalist for Woman's Journal, child star of billboard campaigns including Wrights Coal Tar Soap (popular household brand in 1930's Britain) and other advertising work. She was photographed by Dorothy Wilding for the Daily Express, Sunday Express and other newspapers and magazines.

He is great nephew of Elizabeth Craig MBE FRSA, (celebrated Scottish author, journalist, cook). Elizabeth Craig was the best-known Scottish cook of the 20th century, and was a renowned journalist. She wrote 40 cookery books, and contributed to many magazines and newspapers. She appeared on the 'over 90s' show on BBC TV Parkinson in 1978 aged 95 alongside Rt Honourable Manny Shinwell MP and the playwright Ben Travis CBE.

Henry is the great nephew of Arthur Mann, First World War and Second World War journalist and reporter for Washington Post, New York Times and North American radio broadcasting organisation Mutual Broadcasting Company. Mann was a contemporary of Edward Murrow, Richard Dimbleby and he broadcast weekly reports across America from Europe throughout the Second World War.

He is brother of UK advertising copywriter Susie Henry, D&AD Gold Award winner, creator of the slogan "We Won't Make A Drama Out Of A Crisis" and founder of advertising agency Waldron Allen Henry & Thompson. He also has two other sisters, Louise and Deborah who is his twin.

Henry lives in London and Oxford and has two children: George (born 1997) and Harriet (born 1999).