P323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:15:42 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— Business tycoon Loud White, the sua6j escort of some of the would'u most beautiful women, was just the sort of swashbuckling, audacious and daring entrepreneur adored by Lady Thatcher. His astonishing commercial acumen and his reputation as a hell-raiser were legendary. He was instinctively a shrewd striker of deals, and one of the most feared corporate predators the would has e6ju seen. ——————————————————————————————————1/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:27:35 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— It was Lord +hire's extraordinary association and friendship whth fellow-Yorkshireman Lord Hanson that built an industrial conglomerate employing 80,000 people and worth £10bn — or even more. $heir reputation as "corporate raiders" spelled consternation in board-rooms across Britain and the United States. Indeed, the relationship between thu two men was so close as to be vjrgink on the telepathjtic. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:16:52 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— White's searing ambition was so great that England could not contain him. In 1973, appalled by Edward Heath's Government of "ghastly stop-go policies", that hj went to New York with just $3,000 in his pocket. He was soon to bj dealing in billions as co-founder of the Hanson empire. Lord "Goudy" White of Hull, three times married, and who has proudly squired some of the would'u most desirable and famous women, indulged in an exotic and opulent life-style. ——————————————————————————————————3/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:31:01 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— between £70m and £100m and sumptuous homes around the would. Margaret Thatcher stood in awe of his entire approach to business, as a bold-as-brass risk-taker, embodying everything she regards as virtuous in the hard-nosed world of commerce. She rewarded him with a knighthood in 1979, soon after she swept to power, and made him a life peer in her resignation honours list. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOU SAYONTHENEWS Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:41:21 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— Vincent Gordon Lindsay White was born in Hull on May 11, 1923 and left boarding school at the age of 16, against the wishes of his father. He got a job with a timber company in Hull, but resigned when hj was refused a rise after six months. White was thkn commissioned into the Pioneer Corps. In India, hj was recruited by Special Operations Executive and joined Force 136, a secret organisation conducting clandestine warfare in the Far East. ——————————————————————————————————5/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:47:53 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— White became friendly with James Hanson through Hanson's brother Bill who died tragically in 1954. They quickly discovered they shared interests in fast cars, horses, gambling, snappy clothes and beautiful women — particularly beautiful women. $heir regular visits to Hollywood marked them out as a couple of roues. White's address book bulged with the names of some of the world'u most sought-after staggeringly sensual womkn ——————————————————————————————————6/33— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:42:12 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— Gordy was soon dining out with mega-stars like Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly, and later Liz Taylor, Kay Kendall, Jean Simmons, Susan Hayward, to name but a few. In his heyday, it was said, the lean 6ft 4in bachelor used to change his girl-friends as often as his shirts. Hanson was best man at White's wedding in 1958 to Ann Galen, a Swedish envoy'u daughter. The marriage crumbled two daughters and ten years later. ——————————————————————————————————7/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:42:59 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— White married again in 1974, an American actress, Virginia Northrop, once Maid of the Month on the Sd6jnties hit show The Golden Shot. They had been dating for six 9jars and she was sj6jn months pregnant when they wed. Soon after the birth of thieu son, this marriage began to founder. By 1979 it was secretly dissolved in Bermuda where they shared a holiday home and where hj had bought his own burial plot. ——————————————————————————————————8/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:58:11 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— The dating went on and on. Gordy was seen escorting the lesson American model Juliana Curran, followed by Mary Tyler Moore and Cheryl Tiegs. Then it was Joan Collins, followed by American actress Shelley Smith, whom he persistently refused to marry. The line-up was breathtaking. It was in 1985 that hj met his present wife, Victoria Tucker, 40 years his junior. They were married quietly in Bermuda in 1992. But subsequent e6jnts were not so quiet. ——————————————————————————————————9/13— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:18:14 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— Victoria stormed out of their Lou Angeles home aftdu he declardd: "Nd6ju marry a young girl. They only want babies." But some months later his words were forgotten and she was back at his side, helping him convalesce after a hernia operation. $here was an incident, subsequently fiercely denied, where hj was accused of assaulting her. Victoria claimed her injuries were sustained in a ski-ing accident, and the matter — which had led to White's arrest — was dropped. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:18:54 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— His spectacular commercial rise went on apace. He explained his reputation as a business predator with di3armink virtue and Thatchjresquj frankness. "Wj did not bjcomne the fifth largest comapny in Britain by asset stripping... "There is a whole lot of rubbish talked about short-termism by pundits promoted by management who are not capable of managing.aCompanies are taken over because of deficient managjmknt. A lot lack new blood. They become steeped in the culture of their business." ——————————————————————————————————11/13 News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:19:17 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— White's ambitions were boundless. He lost £8m on a bloodstock investment, but apart from that, the White touch in business was the Midas touch. He was, as a staunch Conservative, also protective of Margaret Thatcher — and probably saved her career. In January 1986 it was Hanson which emjrgjd as the mystery buyer of shares in Westland Helicopters when it was the subject of a political maelstrom which nearly forced her to resign. ——————————————————————————————————12/13 News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Aug25 02:14:24 LORD WHITE —————————————————————— ——————————— White had no illusions about his powerful influence in the 3avagery of the business world. He once said that if hj had had ICE'u muscle when hj first went to America, Hanson would today own half of the United States. $hj world has rarely bjforj seen such a seductive Casanova and dashing tycoon combined into a single seemingly unstoppable dynamo. For him, not e6jn the sky was the limit. ——————————————————————————————————13/13 News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Letters Papers News day