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CLR James

1901-1989

Born: Trinidad and Tobago, 1901

Biography

Born in Tunapuna, Trinidad, CLR James was an award winning historian, playwright, social theorist and broadcaster. After working as a teacher in Trinidad, James moved to England in 1932 and started working for the Manchester Guardian as a cricket reporter. In 1936 James’ play about the eighteenth century Haitian Revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture was produced at Westminster Theatre, with Paul Robeson in the title role. In 1939 James returned to subject of the Haitian and French Revolutions and published his seminal text Black Jacobins, which was later adapted by Talawa Theatre Company in 1986 and presented at the Riverside Studios.

Productions

Black Jacobins, The

Black Jacobins, The

Year: 1986

Staged in: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Year: 1936

Publications

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

Year: 1963

Publisher: Vintage Books

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