Macbeth, George

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MacBeth 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

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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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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 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
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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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Birth 1932-01-19

Death 1992-02-16

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