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Frank Collymore
MBE
Born
Frank Appleton Collymore

7 January 1893
Saint Michael, Barbados
Died17 July 1980(1980-07-17) (aged 87)
Saint Michael, Barbados
NationalityBarbadian
EducationCombermere School
Occupation(s)Literary editor, author, poet, actor, painter, educator
Known forFounder of BIM magazine
The Frank Collymore Hall at the Central Bank of Barbados, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados.

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.

  1. ^ Michael Hughes, A Companion to West Indian Literature, Collins, 1979, p. 37.
  2. ^ Herdeck, Donald E. (ed.), "Collymore, Frank A. (Colly)", in Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopedia, Three Continents Press, 1979, pp. 55–58.

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