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Laurie Lee

1914-1997 GB, Stroud
Spoken Word and Jazz
A.k.a. Laurence Edward Alan Lee

Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the village of Slad and went to the Central Boys' School, Stroud, Gloucestershire. His most famous work was an autobiographical trilogy which consisted of Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991). The first volume recounts his childhood in the Slad Valley. The second deals with his leaving home for London and his first visit to Spain in 1935, and the third with his return to Spain in December 1937 to join the Republican International Brigades.

     
Genres
  • Spoken Word
  • Jazz
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
April Rise on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists
Home from Abroad on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists
Boy In Ice on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists
Town Owl on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists
Laurie Lee: The Abandoned Shade / Day of These Days on Anthology of 20th Century English Poetry: Read by Jill Balcon, Pauline Letts, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, etc. by Various Artists
Unknown Title on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists
Man on the Other Side on Contemporary English Literature, Vol. 2: Poetry and Prose of Laurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. Northcote Parkinson by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Poetry And Jazz In ConcertDannie Abse, Laurie Lee, Adrian Mitchell, Jeremy Robson, Michael Garrick Quintet Featuring Joe Harriott And Shake Keane2006Compil.
Edge Of DayLaurie Lee And Johnny Coppin1989Album
Cider With RosieLaurie Lee1977Album
Poetry And Jazz In Concert 250The Michael Garrick Sextet, Dannie Abse, Thomas Blackburn, Laurie Lee, Spike Milligan, Jeremy Robson, Vernon Scannell, John Smith, Douglas Hill1970Album
Poetry And Jazz In Concert - Record OneDannie Abse, Laurie Lee, Adrian Mitchell, Jeremy Robson, Michael Garrick Quintet Featuring Joe Harriott And Shake Keane1964Album
Poetry And Jazz In Concert - Record TwoDannie Abse, Laurie Lee, Adrian Mitchell, Jeremy Robson, Michael Garrick Quintet Featuring Joe Harriott And Shake Keane1964Album
Contemporary English Literature Volume 2: Poetry And Prose, Read By The AuthorsLaurie Lee / Christopher Logue / Prof. C. Northcote Parkinson1962Album
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