been made. But it was not to be so. Clive died on 16 November during a visit to Los Angeles to Griffiths. He suffered a brain haemorrhage in the lobby of the most exclusive hotel in LA. Instead of calling for medical assiance. the hold sial! treatec Clive as a drunk. In pain and semi-conscious, he was carted oft In a police car and deposited in the drunks* cell.
it was there that he died medical attention. One felt a combination of rage, helplessness, and acute demosion. For Clive was nOt just a friend but a comrade. A unique character in the world of In the days which followed his Fooded back. Conversations and arguments we have had His sense of humour. His sensitivity.
• cynical emark. His other friends: mrite atom Cline's multi-faceted will no doube personality, 1 will concentrate on the part of his life with which I UNCOMMON hat 1 first mer • He had TO A CLI written of US. Peter Brook's play on Vietnam, and he had rung up to say he agreed with m and could we meet. He was a theatre and television agent and a socialist: an uncommon combiWe met and he asked what I thought of the idea of launching a new left-wing newspaper. was naturally for the idea, After convinced that no more would be heard of it Eate that often befalls nice ideas was enhanced cause Raiph Schoenmann, of the Bertrand Russell Peace FoundatIon, had thought of a similar plan several months carlier and nought had come of it.
Cive rang up again a few weeks later and said a number of other people were also interested and we should meet and discuss the matter meeting was held at his house, 79 Cromwell Road, Landon SW7. present, amang them the poete numher people Adrian Mitchel and Christopbe Logue. the scripewriter Smith, the playwright David Mercer.
Clive's enthusiasm and Christopber's inventive skills fit was be who suegested the name) finally saw the launching of The Binch Dwarf. first office Cromwell Road and its publisher and main inspirer was Goodwin. The coulde't have been launched at a hetter or more propitious time.
BLACK DWARF The first pre-publication issue hit the streets on May Day 1968, Ten days before the Night Barricades in Paris. The year of the Vietnam demonscrations in SCUE which invaded Czechoslovakia.
The Biack Dwarf жане 0193 SUCCE As the receded divisions appeared the editorial board, ollowed b be inevitable split. Clive and were on dilferent sides in the split. There had boe mistakes one can see clearly that the whole quescion should have been handThose of us backing the International Marxist Group set Dwarf — after a few issues (goad incidencally) — died a ones, incredible. My first reaction on being told the news was to disbelieve it, to hope that somehow a ghastly mistake had CLIVE GOODWIN natural death. The early 70s were the period in which I hardly saw Clive. The wounds of the split were still too recent. We would serene to and see pering street demo and smile and exchange a few words. There was something both said unreal about this period and we who had been in almost began to meet again. stress time and again how awful it was that the left was so divided had Socialis Worker get together? It and split. Why can't you and would combination, reply. I'm sure they say exactly the same about you, he would counter. End of conversation or Over the last few years be ha been looking after was caretal about nis Giet. 1h drank little be gressing rapidly. (T heat Robin in straiaht sets last week. Do you think that's why he hasn't rung me up since?').
INVOLVED AGAIN He was very pleased with the launching and growth of Social.
ist Challenge. He was happy that censorsbip In TV drama. He wanted to get involved and came to a meeting to discuss future articies for our ABSO He undertook to n00m1021 1 314 BUR COOR why it is that an imbense amount of music is recorded, but so little nroadcast. He rang afler it was de'It's great. was lighted, Almost thought of send ing you a cable saying: Welcome Love Media Just left Angeles he rang to discuss the 32-page Xmas issue planning. He and write something on the States for addicion to getting an John Reed.
For one of Clive's enormous Talent Ru DESE CLOS cialists working ir tanks this front alone Jeaves behind a terrible gulf.
I sill can't quite believe that the phone won't suddently ring and Clive's voice will be ar the other end. Nor can I visualise 79 Cromwell Road without him.
And yet one can almost hear him Don't mourn 1oo mou but have a good wake Clive's wife, the artist Pauline Boty, died a tragic cata airost 13 увагз адо. She had left betrind daughter.
Goodwin, the comrades of Soctalist Chailenge join Clive's ocher Iriends in offering our sympathy, love, and condolences.
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The fact that Clive Goodwin is dead has still not yet completely sunk in, writes TARIQ AII. It still seems
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