Background
Potter, Stephen was born on February 1, 1900 in London, England. Son of Frank Collard and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Potter.
Potter, Stephen was born on February 1, 1900 in London, England. Son of Frank Collard and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Potter.
Bachelor of Arts English Language and Literature, Merton College, University of Oxford, 1923.
; children—Andrew, Julian. Married second, Heather Lyon, 1955. 1 son, Luke. Secretary to Henry Arthur Jones, dramatist, 1925-1926.
Lecturer English literature London University, 1926-1938.
Writer-producer British Broadcasting Corporation, 1938-1948, editor literature features and poetry, 1942-1945, chairman literature committee, 1943-1944. Dramatic critic New Statesman, 1945-1946.
Book critic News Chronicle, 1946-1947. Editor Leader magazine, 1949-1951.
Lecturer in American, 1952-1958.
Author: (novel) The Young Manitoba, 1929. Doctorate. H. Lawrence, A First Study, 1939. Minnow among Tritons (letters of Mistress Coleridge), 1934.
Coleridge and South.T.C., 1935.
The Muse in Chains, A Study in Education, 1937. Gamesmanship, 1947; Lifemanship, 1950.
One-Upmanship, 1952. Humour Anthology, 1954.
Potter in America, 1956. (autobiography) Steps to Immaturity, first volume published in 1959.
Squawky, 1965. Anti-Woo, 1965. Editor: The Nonesuch Coleridge, 1934.
Clubs: Athenaeum, Savile, Garrick (London).
Married Mary Attenborough, 1927 (divorced 1955). Married second, Heather Lyon, 1955. Children: Andrew, Julian.