Macbeth, George
Variant namesMacBeth was born in Scotland on Jan. 19, 1932; graduated with honors in Classical Greats, New College, Oxford, 1955; worked at British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), London, 1955-76; producer, BBC Overseas Talks Department, 1957-58 and producer, BBC Talks Department 1958-76; regarded as a powerful influence on British poetry, his radio programs featured new poets, winning praise for his ability to recognize poetic excellence; wrote novels and nearly twenty volumes of verse, including The broken places and A form of words; edited poetry collections, including The Penguin book of Victorian verse; received Sir Geoffrey Faber Award, 1964; died in Ireland on Feb. 17, 1992.
From the description of Papers, 1950-1964. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38272847
Biography
MacBeth was born in Scotland on January 19, 1932; graduated with honors in Classical Greats, New College, Oxford, 1955; worked at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, 1955-76; producer, BBC Overseas Talks Department, 1957-58 and producer, BBC Talks Department 1958-76; regarded as a powerful influence on British poetry, his radio programs featured new poets, winning praise for his ability to recognize poetic excellence; wrote novels and nearly twenty volumes of verse, including The Broken Places and A Form of Words ; edited poetry collections, including The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse ; received Sir Geoffrey Faber Award, 1964; died in Ireland on February 17, 1992.
From the guide to the George Macbeth Papers, 1950-1964, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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associatedWith | Ambit (Firm) |
associatedWith | Bernstein, David S. (David Stephen), 1942- |
associatedWith | Hobsbaum, Philip. |
correspondedWith | Johnson, Bryan Stanley William, 1933-1973 |
associatedWith | Mantel, Hilary, 1952- |
associatedWith | Modern Poetry Association |
correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. |
associatedWith | Parker, Derek. |
associatedWith | Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. |
associatedWith | Smith, William Jay. |
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Birth 1932-01-19
Death 1992-02-16
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