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Dennis Scott (writer)

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Scott was one of the most significant poets writing in the early post-independence period in Jamaica, and his first published collection,
336: 256: 236: 96:, on a Shubert Playwriting Fellowship (1970–71), and was later awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship to take an education diploma course in 326: 281: 286: 178:(1985), edited by Hill. Scott's dramatic work is acknowledged as a major influence on the direction of Caribbean theatre. 296: 331: 77: 139:". He has been regarded as one of the main influences for modern Jamaican poetry. His other poetry collections are 187: 271: 65: 291: 132: 311: 116: 108:, and then became director of the School of Drama at the Cultural Training Centre in Kingston. 233: 306: 301: 112: 8: 97: 73: 217: 115:, and was head of the Directing program from 1986 until his death, which occurred in 57: 240: 136: 105: 93: 81: 61: 196: 191: 36: 265: 167: 85: 69: 171: 27: 194:
in the 1960s. Scott is also known for his role as Lester Tibedeaux in
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Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
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syllabus. He was also a theatre director and drama teacher.
23: 166:(1974); the latter was published, together with a play by 64:, where he became headboy. He was further educated at the 44:. His well-known poem "Marrysong" is used in the 263: 88:. While at UWI he was the assistant editor of 19:(16 December 1939 – 21 February 1991) was a 257:Author page on Peepal Tree Press website. 216:Ian D. Smith, Dennis Scott biography, in 322:20th-century dramatists and playwrights 264: 317:University of the West Indies alumni 186:Scott was an original member of the 277:Jamaican dramatists and playwrights 122: 13: 337:People educated at Jamaica College 14: 348: 327:20th-century Jamaican male actors 250: 224:, Greenwood Press, 1986, p. 428. 282:Male dramatists and playwrights 34:(best known for appearances on 227: 210: 188:National Dance Theatre Company 1: 243:at Peepal Tree Press website. 203: 131:(1973), for which he won the 66:University of the West Indies 51: 7: 287:20th-century Jamaican poets 10: 353: 297:Jamaican theatre directors 104:. He returned to teach at 332:20th-century male writers 181: 133:Commonwealth Poetry Prize 92:. Thereafter, he went to 72:, and taught in Jamaica, 141:Dreadwalk: Poems 1970–78 239:4 November 2009 at the 117:New Haven, Connecticut 272:Jamaican male actors 119:, at the age of 51. 113:Yale School of Drama 111:Scott taught at the 78:Presentation College 292:Jamaican male poets 164:An Echo in the Bone 98:Newcastle upon Tyne 90:Caribbean Quarterly 74:Trinidad and Tobago 218:Daryl Cumber Dance 154:His plays include 60:, Scott attended 58:Kingston, Jamaica 344: 244: 231: 225: 214: 123:Poetry and plays 352: 351: 347: 346: 345: 343: 342: 341: 262: 261: 253: 248: 247: 241:Wayback Machine 232: 228: 215: 211: 206: 184: 176:Plays for Today 137:nation language 125: 106:Jamaica College 94:Athens, Georgia 82:Yale University 62:Jamaica College 54: 12: 11: 5: 350: 340: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 312:Drama teachers 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 260: 259: 252: 251:External links 249: 246: 245: 234:Author profile 226: 208: 207: 205: 202: 197:The Cosby Show 192:Rex Nettleford 183: 180: 124: 121: 53: 50: 37:The Cosby Show 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 349: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 267: 258: 255: 254: 242: 238: 235: 230: 223: 219: 213: 209: 201: 199: 198: 193: 189: 179: 177: 173: 169: 168:Derek Walcott 165: 161: 157: 152: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 120: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 86:United States 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 49: 47: 43: 39: 38: 33: 29: 25: 22: 18: 229: 221: 212: 195: 185: 175: 163: 159: 155: 153: 148: 144: 140: 128: 126: 110: 89: 55: 35: 17:Dennis Scott 16: 15: 307:1991 deaths 302:1939 births 190:founded by 170:and one by 149:After-Image 147:(1989) and 266:Categories 204:References 172:Errol Hill 145:Strategies 129:Uncle Time 80:), and at 28:playwright 52:Biography 237:Archived 158:(1966), 156:Terminus 151:(2008). 143:(1982), 56:Born in 21:Jamaican 220:(ed.), 102:England 84:in the 68:(UWI), 182:Acting 162:, and 42:dancer 40:) and 174:, in 46:IGCSE 32:actor 76:(at 70:Mona 24:poet 160:Dog 268:: 200:. 100:, 30:, 26:,

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Jamaican
poet
playwright
actor
The Cosby Show
dancer
IGCSE
Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaica College
University of the West Indies
Mona
Trinidad and Tobago
Presentation College
Yale University
United States
Athens, Georgia
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Jamaica College
Yale School of Drama
New Haven, Connecticut
Commonwealth Poetry Prize
nation language
Derek Walcott
Errol Hill
National Dance Theatre Company
Rex Nettleford
The Cosby Show
Daryl Cumber Dance
Author profile

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