Christopher Logue
| Christopher Logue | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Christopher Logue November 23, 1926 Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | December 2, 2011 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Author, Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | St John's College, Portsmouth, Prior Park College, Portsmouth Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University College London (did not graduate) |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Genre | philosophy, literary criticism, parapsychology |
| Notable awards | CBE |
| Spouse | Rosemary Hill |
Christopher Logue, CBE (23 November 1926 – 2 December 2011) was an English poet associated with the British Poetry Revival and a pacifist.
Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and brought up in the Portsmouth area, he was the only child of middle-aged parents, John and Molly Logue, who married late. He attended Roman Catholic schools, including St John's College, Portsmouth, Prior Park College, before going to Portsmouth Grammar School. On call-up, he enlisted in the Black Watch, and was posted to Palestine. He was court-martialled in 1945 over a scheme to sell stolen pay books, and sentenced to 16 months imprisonment, served partly in Acre Prison. He lived in Paris from 1951 to 1956, and was a friend of Alexander Trocchi.
In 1958 he joined the first Aldermaston march, organised by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War. He was on the Committee of 100. He served a month in jail for refusing to be bound over not to continue with the celebrated 17 September 1961 Parliament Square sit-down. He heard Bertrand Russell tell the Bow Street magistrate, "I came here to save your life. But, having heard what you have to say, I don't think the end justifies the means." In Drake Hall open prison he and fellow protesters were set to work – "Some wit allocated it" – demolishing a munitions factory.
He was friends for many years with author and translator Austryn Wainhouse, with whom he carried on a lively correspondence for decades.
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