Albert Meltzer

Albert Meltzer (January 7, 1920 - May 7, 1996) was born in London. he was attracted to anarchism at the age of 15 as a direct result of taking boxing lessons. The Labour MP for Edmonton, Edith Summerskill was virulently anti-boxing and his school governors considered it "common". At his first anarchist meeting in 1935, he contradicted Emma Goldman's comments on boxing. As the Spanish Revolution turned into the Spanish Civil War Meltzer became active organising solidarity appeals. He involved himself with smuggling arms from Hamburg to the CNT in Spain and acted as a contact for the Spanish anarchist intelligence services in Britain. At this time he had a part as an extra in Leslie Howard's Pimpernel Smith, as Howard wanted more authentic actors playing the anarchists.

Albert worked as a second-hand bookseller, and then got work as a copytaker in Fleet Street and he worked for a number of years at the Daily Telegraph.