Stephen Potter
(1900-1969), WriterSitter in 11 portraits
From 1926 to 1938 he taught English literature at Birkbeck College, University of London. In 1938 he joined the BBC as a writer-producer in the features department, where he went on to become editor of features and poetry. A ten-day power cut at the beginning of 1947 cancelled all broadcasting and gave him the opportunity to write the book which gave a new concept to the world of sport. This was The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship, or, The Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating. Potter left the BBC after the success of the book. He wrote a number of other similarly titled books such as Lifemanship (1950) and One-Upmanship (1952).
James Stephens; Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky; Stephen Potter
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
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James Stephens; Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky; Stephen Potter
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
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by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
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Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky; Stephen Potter; James Stephens
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
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Stephen Potter; James Stephens; Christopher Vernon Hassall
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
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by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
5 x 4 inch film negative, 15 October 1964
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