Martin Starkie
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Martin Starkie was an English
actor, writer and director for theatre, radio and television. The Oxford University Poetry Society
administers the annual Martin Starkie Prize in his honour.
and educated at Burnley Grammar School
and Exeter College, Oxford
, under critic Nevill Coghill
. In 1946 he founded the Oxford University Poetry Society
, and with Roy McNab edited the Oxford Poetry
magazine in 1947.
's The Third Programme and on television in the 1950s. He went on to write with Nevill Coghill and composers Richard Hill and John Hawkins, and to produce and direct Canterbury Tales, based on Nevill Coghill’s translation, first in Oxford, then in the West End, on Broadway and in Australia.
England
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actor, writer and director for theatre, radio and television. The Oxford University Poetry Society
Oxford University Poetry Society
The Oxford University Poetry Society aims to be the centre of poetic life within the University of Oxford, and was founded in 1946 by Martin Starkie.-Society activities:...
administers the annual Martin Starkie Prize in his honour.
Early life
Starkie was born in BurnleyBurnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
and educated at Burnley Grammar School
Burnley Grammar School
Burnley Grammar School was latterly, a state-funded selective boys grammar School, situated in Byron Street in Burnley, England. However during its long history, it moved between a number of sites in the town.-History:...
and Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
, under critic Nevill Coghill
Nevill Coghill
Nevill Coghill was a British literary scholar, known especially for his modern English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.-Life:...
. In 1946 he founded the Oxford University Poetry Society
Oxford University Poetry Society
The Oxford University Poetry Society aims to be the centre of poetic life within the University of Oxford, and was founded in 1946 by Martin Starkie.-Society activities:...
, and with Roy McNab edited the Oxford Poetry
Oxford Poetry
Oxford Poetry is a literary magazine based in Oxford, England. It is currently edited by Hamid Khanbhai and Thomas A Richards.Founded in 1910 by Basil Blackwell, its editors have included Dorothy L...
magazine in 1947.
Career
He made his name in the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's The Third Programme and on television in the 1950s. He went on to write with Nevill Coghill and composers Richard Hill and John Hawkins, and to produce and direct Canterbury Tales, based on Nevill Coghill’s translation, first in Oxford, then in the West End, on Broadway and in Australia.