Phyllis King
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Phyllis April King, née Leiterman,[1] is a British poet and children's author. She appears and reads her material on Ivor Cutler's albums Dandruff, Velvet Donkey and Jammy Smears.[2][3] King designed some of the Ivor Cutler album covers, and worked with him on the radio series King Cutler which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1990.[4]
Personal life
King was born in Canada to a creative family whose siblings Douglas, Richard[5] and Elaine (Campbell) were all in film and television. She married film director Allan King, with whom she had a daughter, and they moved to London in the 1960s where she worked as a teacher.[6] They divorced in the late 1960s.
King was in a long-term relationship with Ivor Cutler for over forty years up to his death in 2006 though they did not live together, preferring to retain their independence.[7][8] Cutler wrote the song "Beautiful Cosmos" about her.[9] She lives in Wiltshire.[10]
Stage portrayal
In 2014 she was portrayed by Elicia Daly in the stage play The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler, a co-production by Vanishing Point and National Theatre of Scotland.[11]
Bibliography
Poetry
- Dust – Newcastle upon Tyne: Morden Tower Publications, 1978.
- Close Views – Newcastle upon Tyne: Morden Tower Publications, 1980.
Children's books
- The Hungry Cat – London: Walker, 1986. (Illustrated by Phyllis King) Template:ISBN
- Apple Green and Runner Bean – London: Walker, 1993. (Illustrated by Phyllis King) Template:ISBN
References
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