Roy A. K. Heath (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Born in British Guiana in 1926 to Melrose A. and Jessie R. Heath, both teachers, Roy Aubrey Kelvin Heath lost his father in 1928. Heath attended Queen’s College in Georgetown after he graduated from Georgetown’s Central High School, and he supported himself from 1946 until his graduation from Queen’s College in 1951 with civil service jobs.
Upon completing college, Heath moved permanently to London, although he continued to visit Guyana frequently. He received a B.A. in French from the University of London in 1956, having again held various clerical jobs while studying. He...
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