- Simon Jenkins was born on June 10, 1943. He was previously married to Gayle Hunnicutt.
- SpouseGayle Hunnicutt(1978 - 2009) (divorced, 1 child)
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's New Year's Eve Honours List for his services to journalism.
- Educated at Mill Hill School in London.
- A big fan of the films of Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) is one of his favorite films.
- Ex-stepfather of Nolan Hemmings.
- A fan of The Marx Brothers' films, in particular A Night at the Opera (1935).
- We go to concerts quite often, ballet and opera, probably once a week - what's the point of living in London if you don't?
- Johnny Cash is one of my heroes. I'll listen to anything by Cash, he bears repeating, whereas I can't listen to Leonard Cohen any more, or even Bob Dylan. They spoke to a mood at the time which is no longer my mood now - the tonal quality is a slight whine, which I find irritating now. But Cash, and John Lennon too, I still find completely captivating.
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