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.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Ambit (Firm). Ambit poetry magazine records, 1959-2009. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | MacBeth, George. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1972. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | MacBeth, George. Papers, 1950-1964. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| referencedIn | Unterecker, John, 1922-1989. Papers, 1961-1987. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Bernstein, David S. (David Stephen), 1942-. Marshall : for soprano and piano / [music by] David S. Bernstein ; poem by Georg MacBeth. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Turret Books. Records. | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Yaddo records, 1870-1980 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Hobsbaum, Philip. Philip Hobsbaum Collection of Correspondence and Manuscripts of The Group, ca. 1955-1968. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | B.S. Johnson Archive | British Library: Western Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Smith, William Jay. Office files : of The American Poetry Review, 1975-1997. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. Anne Sexton Papers, 1912-1996, (bulk 1953-1974). | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Hobsbaum, Philip. Philip Hobsbaum collection. [1955-1972]. | University of Victoria Libraries, UVic | |
| referencedIn | John Eugene Unterecker Papers, 1961-1987 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Parker, Derek. Collection, 1955-1970. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Ambit (Firm). Ambit poetry magazine records, 1961-[ongoing]. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Mantel, Hilary, 1952-. Papers of Hilary Mantel, 1980-2005. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Poetry mss., 1954-2002 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | George Macbeth Papers, 1950-1964 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. |
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| associatedWith | Ambit (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bernstein, David S. (David Stephen), 1942- | person |
| associatedWith | Hobsbaum, Philip. | person |
| correspondedWith | Johnson, Bryan Stanley William, 1933-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Mantel, Hilary, 1952- | person |
| associatedWith | Modern Poetry Association | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Parker, Derek. | person |
| associatedWith | Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, William Jay. | person |
| associatedWith | Turret Books. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Unterecker, John, 1922-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Yaddo (Artist's colony) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Great Britain |
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| Poets, Scottish |
| Radio producers and directors |
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| Poets, Scottish |
| Radio producers and directors |
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Person
Birth 1932-01-19
Death 1992-02-16
Male
Britons
English
