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George Bruce

1909 – 2002

Poet, critic, and radio and television producer

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Lived 1909 – 2002 (aged 93). George Bruce was a British poet.

George Bruce OBE (10 March 1909 – 25 July 2002) was a Scottish poet and radio journalist.

He was educated at Fraserburgh Academy and Aberdeen University and later taught at the High School of Dundee, commuting across the Tay from Wormit in Fife.

He was a BBC producer at Aberdeen (1946-1956) and Edinburgh (1956-1970). He co-produced the radio programmes Scottish Art and Letters and Arts Review. Later he was fellow in creative writing at Glasgow University (1971–73) and visiting professor in US and Australia. In 1975-1976 he was the executive editor of The Scottish Review.

Books 1944: Sea Talk 1967: Landscapes and Figures 1967: Perspectives 1970: Collected Poems 1985: The red sky: poems 1986: A Scottish Postbag, co-edited with Paul Scott, an anthology of Scottish letters from the 13th century to the present 1999: Pursuit 2001: Woman of the North Sea, a book of art, co-produced with artist John Bellany 2007: The Singing of the Foxes To Foster and Enrich a history of the Saltire Society.

Articles "The World of Robin Jenkins", in Saltire Review, Vol. 6, No. 20, Spring 1960, The Saltire Society, Edinburgh, pp. 73 - 77 "The Scottish Tradition", a review of The Scottish Tradition in Literature by Kurt Wittig, in Reid, Alexander (ed.), Saltire Review, Vol. 5, No. 16, Autumn 1958, The Saltire Society, pp. 49 - 51 "F.G. Scott 1880 - 1958", in Cencrastus No. 4, Winter 1980-81, pp. 25 & 26,

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University of Aberdeen, Fraserburgh Academy
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University of Glasgow
Also known as
George Robert Bruce

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Frequently asked questions

Who was George Bruce?

poet, critic, and radio and television producer (1909–2002)

When was George Bruce born?

George Bruce was born on 10 March 1909 in Fraserburgh.

When did George Bruce die?

George Bruce died on 25 July 2002 in Edinburgh.

What was George Bruce's occupation?

George Bruce was a poet.

What nationality was George Bruce?

George Bruce was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Bruce

· Wikidata: Q18917609

· DBpedia: George Bruce (poet)

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