Martin Starkie

Martin Starkie
Born	25 November 1922(1922-11-25) Burnley, Lancashire, UK
Died	5 November 2010(2010-11-05) (aged 87) London, UK
Occupation	Actor, Writer and Director

Martin Starkie (1922–2010) 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.

Early life

Starkie was born in Burnley and educated at Burnley Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford, under critic Nevill Coghill.^[1] In 1946 he founded the Oxford University Poetry Society, and with Roy McNab edited the Oxford Poetry magazine in 1947.

Career

He made his name in the BBC'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.^[2]

References

1. ^ Burnley Express Accessed 2010
2. ^ Penguin Classics: Features

• "Music Theatre International biography". http://www.musictheatreinternational.com/bio.asp?bID=3405. Retrieved 2008-02-06. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Martin Starkie at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Starkie, Martin
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Date of birth	25 November 1922
Place of birth	Burnley, Lancashire, UK
Date of death	5 November 2010
Place of death	London, UK

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