Alexander Bernstein, Baron Bernstein of Craigweil (15 March 1936 – 13 April 2010) was a British television executive and Labour

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Descended from Latvian Jewish immigrants and educated at

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then

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,Obituary: Lord Bernstein of Craigweil
''Daily Telegraph'' (website), 18 April 2010 Bernstein joined the Granada Group, the leisure and television company founded by his uncle, Sidney, and his father, Cecil Bernstein. He was a director of the company, managing director of

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in the 1970s, and chairman of Granada Group 1979–96. Bernstein was a major contributor to the

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run by

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to finance Tony Blair's private office. Created a

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as Baron Bernstein of Craigweil, of Craigweil in the

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, on 15 May 2000, he was active in the Arts, serving on several governing bodies and trusts.David Osle
"Taking It On Trust"
,''What Next?'' no.25, 2003 He married Vanessa Anne Mills in 1962; they had a son and a daughter, and divorced in 1993. In 1995, he married Angela Mary ''née'' Beveridge, formerly wife of Sir Nicholas Serota.

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