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John Whitworth (other)
John Whitworth may refer to: * John Whitworth (RAF officer) (1912–1974), Royal Air Force pilot * John Whitworth (musician) (1921–2013), English countertenor, organist, and teacher of music * John Whitworth (poet) John Whitworth (11 December 1945 - 20 April 2019) was a British poet. Born in India in 1945, he began writing poetry at Merton College, Oxford. He went on to win numerous prizes and publish in many highly regarded venues. He published twelve boo ... (1945–2019), British poet See also * Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor {{hndis, Whitworth, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whitworth (RAF Officer)
Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth, (10 January 1912 – 13 November 1974) was a Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War. He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire. Whitworth was station commander of RAF Scampton during the planning of Operation Chastise; in 1955 he was a technical advisor for the film dramatisation of the raid, '' The Dam Busters''. Whitworth was portrayed by Derek Farr in the film. Whitworth was later the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Air Force The Ghana Air Force (GHF) is the aerial warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The GHF, along with the Ghanaian army (GA) and Ghanaian navy (GN), make up the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF), which are controlle ...; he was succeeded by the Ghanaian J. E. S. de Graft-Hayford in 1962. He retired to the village of Rodmarton in Gloucestershire with his wife. References External linksAir of Authority – A Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whitworth (musician)
John Anthony Whitworth (27 December 192111 July 2013) was an English countertenor, organist, and teacher of music. He was a lay vicar at Westminster Abbey and a professor at the Guildhall School of Music. Early life Whitworth was born on 27 December 1921 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of Horace Whitworth, a potato merchant, and his wife Mary Anne, and educated at Kimbolton School.Emma GilbertsonJohn Whitworth obituary in ''The Guardian'', 18 August 2013, accessed 28 June 2020 While still at school, Whitworth became organist at the Sutton-in-the-Isle parish church. With the outbreak of the Second World War, he deferred his education and joined the Royal Air Force. Becoming a flight mechanic, in 1941 he was posted to Canada, but returned to Europe and was in Paris for VE Day.Garry HumphreysJohn Whitworth: Celebrated countertenor in ''The Independent'', 15 September 2013, accessed 20 June 2020 Whitworth was demobilized in 1946 and took up a place at King's College, Cambridge, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whitworth (poet)
John Whitworth (11 December 1945 - 20 April 2019) was a British poet. Born in India in 1945, he began writing poetry at Merton College, Oxford. He went on to win numerous prizes and publish in many highly regarded venues. He published twelve books: ten collections of his own work, an anthology of which he was the editor, and a textbook on writing poetry. Life Whitworth was born in India in 1945. He graduated from Merton College, Oxford. His work appeared in ''Poetry Review'', ''The Times Literary Supplement'', ''London Magazine'', ''The Spectator'', '' Quadrant'', ''New Poetry'', '' The Flea'', ''Chimaera'', ''HyperTexts'', ''Light'', ''Qualm'', and ''Shit Creek Review''. He taught a master class at University of Kent. He was a judge for the 9th Poetry on the Lake Competition, 2009. He read at Lamar University. He read at the 9th annual Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival 2012. He was married to Doreen Roberts, who taught at the University of Kent; they had two daughters, El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
