Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare

Who was Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare?

Valentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare, styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1905 to 1941, was the Earl of Kenmare and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare.

On his return to London after WWI, severely wounded as a captain in the Irish Guards, he entered the banking business for a period but soon became a journalist, best known for his widely-read ‘Londoner’s Log’. He was a journalist for The Sunday Express. and a director of the Evening Standard, the Daily Express and the Sunday Express. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1932 film comedy Diamond Cut Diamond and the story for the 1942 film about Amy Johnson, They Flew Alone.

He was active in Killarney affairs, creating a lakeside golf course and supporting Killarney Races.