Stan Gebler Davies

Who was Stan Gebler Davies?

Stanley Gebler Davies was a journalist with the Irish Independent as well as with various British magazines. Of part-Polish and part-Jewish ancestry, Davies was known for his eccentric views and for his exceptional alcohol intake. In the late 1970s the Evening Standard printed his pithy, 50-word apercus among their longer items; he was also permitted to call Hans Keller a 'twat' on the letters pages of The Listener. As well as his writing, he engaged in political activity, having been an Unionist candidate for the constituency of Cork South–West in the Dáil election of 1987. He died after a long battle with lung cancer.