Rest in Peace Donald Zec (12 March 1919 - 6 September 2021)
Legendary British newspaper journalist Donald Zec has passed away, aged 102. Zec’s career began at the Daily Mirror in 1938. He eventually made his name as the paper’s entertainment columnist, interviewing numerous showbusiness personalities, including the Beatles and Brian Epstein.
Pictured above [1]: Donald Zec interviews the Beatles in his London flat, September 9, 1963. The interview was printed in the Daily Mirror the following day, under the heading ‘Four Frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys Who Are Making £5,000 Every Week.’
Pictured above [2]: Zec interviews Brian Epstein for a Daily Mirror profile in February 1965.