Mitchell, Adrian, 1932-2008
Variant namesAdrian Mitchell FRSL was an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former journalist, he was a noted left-wing cultural figure who gave frequent readings. His poems on such topics as nuclear war, Vietnam, prisons and racism were part of the English folklore of the Left, and his work was often read and sung at demonstrations and rallies. His work for the Royal Shakespeare Company included Peter Brook's US and the English version of Peter Weiss's Marat/Sade.
Epithet: poet
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001569.0x0003a6
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| creatorOf | Tom Stoppard Papers | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | B.S. Johnson Archive | British Library: Western Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Tom Stoppard Papers | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Cleverdon, Douglas. Papers, 1953-1973. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Hall, Douglas Kent. Douglas Kent Hall papers, 1950s-2011. | Princeton University Library | |
| referencedIn | Edward Upward: Supplementary Papers, 1920-2009 | British Library: Western Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Philobiblion (Victoria, B.C.). Philobiblion fonds. [ca. 1940-1990]. | University of Victoria Libraries, UVic | |
| referencedIn | Hobsbaum, Philip. Philip Hobsbaum collection. [1955-1972]. | University of Victoria Libraries, UVic | |
| creatorOf | Edward Upward: Correspondence (1994-95), 1994-1995 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Richard Hoffman collection of American and British theater and film scripts, 1958–2006 | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections |
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Birth 1932-10-24
Death 2008-12-20
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