Frank Collymore | |
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| Born | Frank Appleton Collymore 7 January 1893 |
| Died | 17 July 1980 (aged 87) Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Education | Combermere School |
| Occupation(s) | Literary editor, author, poet, actor, painter, educator |
| Known for | Founder of BIM magazine |
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Frank Appleton Collymore MBE (7 January 1893 – 17 July 1980) was a Barbadian literary editor, writer, poet, stage performer and painter. His nickname was "Barbadian Man of the Arts". He also taught for 50 years at Combermere School, where he sought out and encouraged prospective writers in his classes, notably George Lamming[1] and Austin Clarke.[2] Collymore was the founder and long-time editor of pioneering Caribbean literary magazine BIM.
- ^ Michael Hughes, A Companion to West Indian Literature, Collins, 1979, p. 37.
- ^ Herdeck, Donald E. (ed.), "Collymore, Frank A. (Colly)", in Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopedia, Three Continents Press, 1979, pp. 55–58.