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----- Original Message ----- From: "Hardy M. Cook" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:36 AM Subject: SHK 15.0269 Glynne Wickham > The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.0269 Monday, 2 February 2004 > > From: Robert Shaughnessy <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Monday, 2 Feb 2004 10:58:01 -0000 > Subject: Glynne Wickham > > [Apologies for cross-posting] > > I am very sorry to have to inform colleagues that Professor Glynne > Wickham, who pioneered the study of Drama in British universities, has > died at home in Bristol. He was 81. > > Glynne established the Department of Drama at Bristol, the first in the > country, and in 1960 was appointed to the UK's first Chair in Drama. In > 1951 he founded the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, which has > grown to become one of the largest theatre archives. From 1973-99 he was > President of the Society for Theatre Research. > > He received many national and international awards in his long and > distinguished career, including, since his retirement, an Honorary > Fellowship from this university in 1996 (the highest award it can give) > and the Sam Wanamaker Award for services to the theatre in 1999. He > retained very close contact with the department here as one of our > Senior Research Fellows. > > He published extensively, most recently English Professional Theatre > 1530-1660: a documentary history (of which he was editor and co-author) > in 2000; the following year he published the fifth and final volume of > his seminal work, Early English Stages, forty-two years after volume one > appeared - an event that gave him particular pleasure. > > There will be a funeral for family and close friends in Bristol next > week, and a celebration of Glynne's life and work will be held at a > later date - full details will follow when known. > > Any messages of condolence to his wife Hesel can be sent c/o the > Department of Drama and will be forwarded to her. > > Best wishes, > Martin White > Professor of Theatre > Provost of the Institute for Advanced Studies > University of Bristol > > _______________________________________________________________ > S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List > Hardy M. Cook, [log in to unmask] > The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> > > DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the > opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the > editor assumes no responsibility for them. >