Which newspaper, founded by Arthur B Sleigh in 1855, referred to Michael Acton Smith as "a rock star version of Willy Wonka"?
Michael Acton Smith Michael Acton Smith OBE (born 1974) is the current co-CEO and co-Founder of Calm, a leading company in the meditation space. He is also the founder of Firebox.com, and founder and chairman of children's entertainment company Mind Candy – the creators of global children's phenomenon Moshi Monsters. He has been described by "The Daily Telegraph" as "a rock star version of Willy Wonka" and by "The Independent" as "a polite version of Bob Geldof."
Vern Smith (journalist) Vern Ralph Smith (born 1892, date of death unknown) was an American left wing journalist who served in an editorial capacity for several publications of the Industrial Workers of the World and the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). Smith is best remembered as the Moscow correspondent of the CPUSA's "The Daily Worker" during the middle-1930s.