R. M. Fox
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Richard Michael Fox (1891–December 1969), better known as R. M. Fox, was a
Fox was born in
On the outbreak of
While at Ruskin, Fox became the editor of New Oxford and gained a reputation as a labour journalist. He was invited to
Following his graduation from Ruskin, Fox married children's author Patricia Lynch and they spent time in London, Paris, Brussels, and Germany before eventually settling in Dublin. Fox's articles appeared in the Irish Statesman and in the late 1920s he began publishing his books through Virginia Woolf's Hogarth Press. His autobiography, Smoky Crusade, was published in 1937.[1]
During "The Emergency", the Irish Directorate of Military Intelligence was concerned about The Irish Press having Fox, Maire Comerford, Brian O'Neill, Geoffrey Coulter, and Tom Mullins on its staff.[3]
Fox also commented and published on the state of Irish literature and theatre. Reviewing Teresa Deevy in 1948 he comments that while her plays were remarkable they were not frequently staged. "I ask myself why the work of a modern Irish dramatist of such creative power is not seen more often on the Irish stage."
An account of Fox’s trip to
Fox died in December 1969, three years before his wife. They are both buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
See also
Selected bibliography
- Factory Echoes, 1919.
- Rebel Irishwomen, 1935.
- Smoky Crusade, 1937.
- Green Banners: The story of the Irish struggle, 1938.
- The History of the Irish Citizen Army, 1943.
- James Connolly: The Forerunner, 1943
- Years of Freedom: the story of Ireland 1921–48, 1948.
- Jim Larkin: The Rise of the Underman, 1957.
- Louie Bennett: Her Life and Times, 1958.
- China Diary, 1959.
References
- ^ a b Obituary in The Times, 30 December 1969
- ^ Peter Berresford Ellis, "An influential historian of Irish labour", Irish Democrat, Retrieved 2007-01-12
- ^ Fearghal McGarry, "Irish newspapers and the Spanish Civil War" in Irish Historical Studies, Vol. 33, Issue 129, May 2002, pp. 68-90, footnote 23
- Anne Brady, ISBN 0-312-07871-4
- Princess Grace Irish Library
- Patricia Lynch. A Story-Teller's Childhood, 1947.
- Review in The Irish Times, 1948