People Cleverdon, Douglas
Douglas Cleverdon
Thomas Douglas James Cleverdon (17 January 1903 – 1 October 1987) was an English radio producer and bookseller. In both fields he was associated with numerous leading cultural figures. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford. At Oxford he became friends with John Betjeman, and was taken up by Roger Fry. He then set up a bookshop in Bristol, modelled on Birrell and Garnett in London, with signboards designed by Eric Gill and Roger Fry. The shop specialized in Fine Printing and First Editions from the Sixteenth Century onwards. From there he also published. Read more at Wikipedia...
Born: 1903
Died: 1987
Occupation(s): bookseller
Employer(s): BBC
Associated Place(s): Great Britain
Associated Subject(s): Â Radio plays
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