# Michael Gilkes

> Michael Arthur Gilkes was a Caribbean literary critic, dramatist, poet, filmmaker and university lecturer. He was involved in theatre for more than 40 years, as a director, actor and playwright, winning the Guyana Prize for Drama in 1992 and 2006, as well as the Guyana Prize for Best Book of Poetry in 2002. He was also respected for his insight into and writings on the work of Wilson Harris.

*Guyanese writer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Guyana
- **Born:** 1933
- **Died:** 2020-04-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Michael Arthur Gilkes was a Caribbean literary critic, dramatist, poet, filmmaker and university lecturer. He was involved in theatre for more than 40 years, as a director, actor and playwright, winning the Guyana Prize for Drama in 1992 and 2006, as well as the Guyana Prize for Best Book of Poetry in 2002. He was also respected for his insight into and writings on the work of Wilson Harris.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Michael Gilkes (writer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gilkes_(writer))
- [Michael Gilkes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gilkes)
- [Майкл Гілкс](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB_%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BA%D1%81)
- [Michael Gilkes (yazar)](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gilkes_(yazar))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6830619)

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