1894-1972 GB, London
Composer / Songwriter
A.k.a. John Francis Strachey
Jack Strachey (1894–1972), was an English composer and songwriterBorn John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success with songs he had written for Frith Shephard's long running musical revue Lady Luck which opened at The Carlton Theatre in April 1927 where it ran for 324 performances.Jack Strachey moved to Brighton in 1958 and died there on 27 May 1972.