Wordsworth McAndrew
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Born22 November 1936
Died25 April 2008 (aged 71)
Occupation(s)folklorist, radio broadcaster
Wordsworth McAndrew | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1936 |
| Died | 25 April 2008 (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | folklorist, radio broadcaster |
Wordsworth McAndrew (22 November 1936 – 25 April 2008)[1][2] was a leading Guyana folklorist, poet, radio broadcaster, and creative artist.
McAndrew was born on 22 November 1936[2] in Georgetown, British Guiana, to Winslow Alexander McAndrew and Ivy McAndrew.[3]
McAndrew died on 25 April 2008, at the East Orange Hospital,[4] in New Jersey, where he had been living in self-imposed exile.[5] In 2015, he was posthumously awarded the Golden Arrow of Achievement by President David A. Granger.[6]
