W. H. Elliott
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Reverend Canon Wallace Harold Elliott[1] | |
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| Other names | The Radio Chaplain |
| Occupation | Church of England clergyman |
The Reverend Canon Wallace Harold Elliott (1884 - 1957)[2] was a Church of England clergyman and Precentor of the Chapels Royal, and a broadcaster on religious matters for the BBC, known as "the Radio Chaplain".
Early life and education
Elliott was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was Colquitt Exhibitioner, and took a 2nd-class BA in Theology in 1906, being promoted to MA in 1910. He subsequently studied at Ripon College Cuddesdon, outside Oxford.[3]
Career
Being ordained deacon in 1907 and priest in 1908, Elliott was curate at
Alongside his broadcasting for the BBC, Elliott was also a writer.[9] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 26 March 1942.[10] Elliott persuaded Plomley to let him write his own script which Plomley regretted as the script turned out to be a kind of sermon.[11]
Personal life
Elliott married Edith Plaistow Kilburn; their son was the theatre and television director Michael Elliott.[12]
References
- ^ "Wallace Harold Elliott - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ "Wallace Harold Elliott - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1930, fifty-ninth issue, Oxford University Press, 1930, p. 398
- ^ Larger than Life: The Biography of Robert Morley, Margaret Morley, Robson, 1979, p. 15
- ^ Wilson, Alyson. "Church History & Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1930, fifty-ninth issue, Oxford University Press, 1930, p. 398
- ^ Journal of the British Archaeological Association, British Archaeological Association, 1957, p. 83
- ^ Faithful Witness: The Confidential Diaries of Alan Don, Chaplain to the King, the Archbishop and the Speaker, 1931-1946, ed. Robert Beaken, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2020, select biographical index
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=657&tbm=bks&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Wallace+Harold+Elliott%22&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0-ZnJ0Yf2AhVIVsAKHeVjDboQ9Ah6BAgIEAQ
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : W H". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Magee, Sean (2012) Desert Island Discs: 70 Years of Castaways, London: Bantam Press; p. 17
- ^ Who's Who in the Theatre, ed. John Parker, Pitman, 1981, p. 204