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Henry Swanzy (14 June 1915 – 19 March 2004) was an Anglo-Irish radio producer in Britain's BBC General Overseas Service who is best known for his role in promoting West Indian literature particularly through the programme ''Caribbean Voices'', where in 1946 he took over from Una Marson, the programme's first producer. Swanzy introduced unpublished writers and continued the magazine programme "with energy, critical insight and generosity".〔Erika J. Waters, ("Interview With John J. M. Figueroa" ), ''The Caribbean Writer'', 2010, quoting Figueroa's introduction to his anthology ''Caribbean Voices'' (Evans Brothers, 1971).〕 It is widely acknowledged that "his influence on the development of Caribbean literature has been tremendous".〔(CaribArts, May 2004. )〕 == Biography == Born Henry Valentine Leonard Swanzy at Glanmire rectory, near Cork in Ireland, he was the eldest son of the local clergyman and his wife. After his father's death in 1920, the five-year-old Swanzy moved to England with his mother.〔Philip Nanton and Anne Walmsley, ("Henry Swanzy – Pioneering BBC producer whose literary programmes launched a generation of Caribbean writers" ), ''The Guardian'', 20 March 2004.〕 He was educated at preparatory schools in Cheltenham and Eastbourne before going on to Wellington College in 1928. He read History at New College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class honours degree, and he also won the Gibbs Prize.〔Alan Ashton, ("Henry Valentine Swanzy" ), Forum for former BBC Staff, 1 April 2004.〕〔 For a year thereafter, planning a career as a civil servant, he studied French and German and travelled throughout Europe, then in 1937, aged 22, he was employed at the Colonial and Dominions Office, joining the BBC four years later.〔
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