W. R. Rodgers

William Robert Rodgers (1909 – 1969), known as Bertie, was a poet, writer, broadcaster, academic and Presbyterian minister from Northern Ireland. He is remembered for his poems, his radio work on Irish literary figures, and his non-sectarian attitude.

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1909 - 1969 - Presbyterian - Minister - Northern Ireland - Irish - Sectarian

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He was born in Belfast, and studied at Queen's University, Belfast. He was ordained in 1935, and worked as a minister in Loughgall, County Armagh. He gave up his ministry in 1946, following a troubled period in which his wife, a doctor, had been subject to mental illness.

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Belfast - Queen's University, Belfast - Loughgall - County Armagh

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He started work as a scriptwriter for the BBC in London, and became a freelance writer in 1953. In 1966 he moved to California, initially at Pitzer College and then to a position at California State Polytechnic. He died in Los Angeles.

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BBC - California - Pitzer College - California State Polytechnic - Los Angeles

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