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The John Betjeman Collection documents the personal and professional life of John Betjeman between 1908 and 1990, with the bulk of material dating between 1936 and 1984. The collection provides evidence of Betjeman's career as a writer and broadcaster and consists of correspondence, writings, personal papers, newspaper clippings, audiovisual materials, and a small number of candid photographs.
John Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia, affection and criticism continues to attract an ever-expanding readership.
Sir John Betjeman Betjeman-Denkmal, St Pancras Station, London. Sir John Betjeman CBE (* 28. August 1906 in London; † 19. Mai 1984 in Daymer Lane, Trebetherick, Cornwall) war ein britischer Dichter, Publizist und Journalist. Er gilt als der weitaus populärste Lyriker Großbritanniens im 20. Jahrhundert.
‘Discovering Britain with John Betjeman’, a series of five films (BP/Shell). 1964-67 Regular feature for Weekend Telegraph. 1965 The City of London Churches (Pitkin Pictorials).
Betjeman's interest in the English landscape was revealed in the several county guides he wrote alone or in collaboration with John Piper. He also did a great deal to raise public awareness of the merits of Victorian and Edwardian architecture during a period in which this was unfashionable.
John Betjeman (28 août 1906 – 19 mai 1984) est un poète et écrivain britannique qui s'est lui-même défini dans le Who's Who comme « poète et plumitif ». Après une carrière de journaliste, il devint Poète lauréat , c'est-à-dire poète officiel de la reine, de 1972 à sa mort.
A simple video of John Betjeman's wonderful and evocative poem Christmasread by the inimitable Sir Alec Guinness with seasonal images
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- Jonathan Priday
