Life

Geoffrey Drayton was born in Barbados and received his early education there. In 1945, he traveled to Cambridge University in England, where he studied economics. After completing his studies, he taught in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for several years before returning to England in 1953. He worked as a journalist in London and Madrid, writing for different publications. From 1954 to 1965, he worked for Petroleum Times, a magazine about oil and energy, and later became its editor. In 1966, he began working as a petroleum consultant for the Economist Intelligence Unit, an organization that provides research and analysis.

Drayton was a writer who authored one poetry collection titled Three Meridians (1950), and two novels: Christopher (1959), which was first published in parts in a magazine called Bim, and Zohara (1961). He also wrote short stories, including "Mr. Dombey, the Zombie," which was broadcast on a BBC radio program called Caribbean Voices.

Later in life, Drayton lived in Spain. He died there in 2017.