Peter Jay (poet)
Peter Jay may refer to: *Peter Jay (diplomat) (1937–2024), English economist, broadcaster, and diplomat *Peter Jay (born 1944), drummer and leader of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers *Peter Jay, poet, translator of the Greek Anthology and other ancient Greek literature, founder in 1968 of independent UK poetry publishing company Anvil Press See also * Peter Augustus Jay (other) * Peter Jay Sharp Theater (other) *1838 Peter Augustus Jay House The Jay Estate is a 23-acre park and historic site in Rye, New York, with the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House at its center. It is the keystone of the Boston Post Road Historic District (New York), Boston Post Road Historic District, a National His ...

Peter Jay (diplomat)
Peter Jay (7 February 1937 – 22 September 2024) was an English economist, broadcaster and diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States from 1977 to 1979 in the government of his father-in-law, James Callaghan. After leaving politics, Jay became the founding chairman of the breakfast television station TV-am and was Chief of Staff to Robert Maxwell. He served as a governor of the Ditchley Foundation from 1982 to 1987 and as the non-executive director of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2009. Early life and education Peter Jay was born in Hampstead, London, on 7 February 1937, the son of Douglas Jay, Baron Jay, and Peggy Jay, both of whom were Labour Party politicians. He was privately educated, firstly at The Dragon School, Oxford (the school of several senior Labour politicians, including Hugh Gaitskell), and then Winchester College. Jay studied at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a first-class honours degree in PPE. For Trinity te ...
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Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers
Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers were a British instrumental rock group in the early 1960s. Their biggest hit, "Can Can 62" reached the British singles chart in 1962. The group toured with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones before disbanding in 1966. Origins and career The group was formed around 1960 by Peter Jay (b. 29 January 1944, Southgate, North London, England), the son of Jack Jay who owned and managed the Windmill Theatre together with several cinemas and nightclubs in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Peter Jay formed the group while studying at Norwich College. He played drums; other band members were Pete "Buzz" Miller, Tony Webster (rhythm guitar), Mac McIntyre (tenor sax and flute), Lloyd Baker (piano and baritone sax), Geoff Moss (bass guitar) and Johnny Larke (bass guitar). The band never contained the unusual set-up of an acoustic and electric bass, just two electric basses. From about 1962, the group were also noted for their use of coordinated Vox Phantom guita ...
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Anvil Press Poetry
Anvil Press Poetry is an independent poetry publisher based in Greenwich, south-east London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... It was founded in 1968 by Peter Jay and specialises in contemporary English poets,Stevenson, Randall''The Last of England?'' Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 62. . with a leavening of Irish and American, and in a range of translated poetry, from ancient classics to modern and contemporary poets. The company's staff is at its full complement of two people: Peter Jay (founder, editorial and production director) and Kit Yee Wong (administration, rights) References External links Anvil Press Poetry websiteInterviewat The Book Depository Publishing companies of the United Kingdom Publishing companies established in 1968 {{UK-pub ...
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Peter Augustus Jay (other)
Peter Augustus Jay may refer to: * Peter Augustus Jay (lawyer) (1776–1843), eldest son of Founding Father and first United States Chief Justice, John Jay * Peter Augustus Jay (born 1821) (1821–1855), son of Peter Augustus Jay (1776–1843) and grandson of John Jay * Peter Augustus Jay (diplomat) (1877–1933), American diplomat and great great grandson of Peter Augustus Jay (1776–1843) See also * 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House, named for Peter Augustus Jay, a New York lawyer * Peter Jay (other) Peter Jay may refer to: *Peter Jay (diplomat) (1937–2024), English economist, broadcaster, and diplomat *Peter Jay (born 1944), drummer and leader of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers *Peter Jay, poet, translator of the Greek Anthology and other ancie ...

Peter Jay Sharp Theater (other)
Peter Jay Sharp Theater may refer to several theaters named after the former owner of Douglas Elliman and the Carlyle Hotel: *an Off-Broadway stage at Playwrights Horizons *a theater at the Juilliard School *a theater at Symphony Space *The Peter Jay Sharp Building at the Brooklyn Academy of Music houses the Howard Gilman Opera House and the Rose Cinema. See also *Peter Jay (other) Peter Jay may refer to: *Peter Jay (diplomat) (1937–2024), English economist, broadcaster, and diplomat *Peter Jay (born 1944), drummer and leader of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers *Peter Jay, poet, translator of the Greek Anthology and other ancie ... * Peter Sharp (other) {{disambiguation ...
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