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Douglas Archibald Biography (1919-)

Full name, Rupert Douglas Archibald; born April 25, 1919, in Port- of-Spain,Trinidad; son of Charles George (an accountant) and Ethel (Gerbig) Archibald;married Maureen Wedderburn Berry, May 23, 1953; children: Jane Harriett, Patrick Douglas.

Nationality

Trinidadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

writer

Birth Details

April 25, 1919

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Famous Works

• Credits; Plays
• Junction Village (two-act), produced in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1954, and London, England, 1955, published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1958.
• Old Maid's Tale (one-act), first produced in Port-of-Spain, 1965,published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1966.
• Anne Marie (three-act), produced in Port-of-Spain, 1958, and London, 1976, published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1967.
• The Bamboo Clump (three-act), first produced in Port-of-Spain, 1962, published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1967.
• The Rose Slip (three-act), first produced in Port-of Spain, 1962,published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1972.
• Island Tide (three-act), first produced in San Fernando, Trinidad,published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1972.
• Defeat with Honor, published by Extra-Mural Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, 1977.
• Back of Beyond, first produced in Port-of-Spain, 1984.
• Credits; Other
• Isidore and the Turtle (novel), University of the West Indies, 1977.
• Also author of two radio series, Island Tide, 1973, and The Family Next Door; author of television play, My Good Friend Justice,1974; editor of Progress magazine, 1952; Clarion, member of editorial board, 1954-56.

Further Reference

Books

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 101, Gale, 1981, p. 25.
• Contemporary Dramatists, St. James Press, 1988, pp. 20-21.