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Plomer, William, 1903-1973

LC control no.n 79032210
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR6031.L7
Personal name headingPlomer, William, 1903-1973
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Variant(s)Plomer, William Charles Franklyn, 1903-1973
LocatedGreat Britain
Birth date1903-12-10
Death date1973-12-21
Place of birthPietersburg (South Africa)
Place of deathHassocks (England)
Profession or occupationNovelists, English Poets, English Librettists
Found inTurbott Wolfe ... c1926
Grove music online, The new Grove dictionary of opera, November 15, 2013 (Plomer, William (Charles Franklyn); born Pietersburg, Transvaal, December 10, 1903; died Hassocks, Sussex, December 21, 1973; South African-born librettist, resident in Britain from 1929; well known as a poet and novelist, he collaborated as a librettist with Benjamin Britten on Gloriana (1953) and the three "church parables" (1964-8)
Wikipedia, viewed March 9, 2020 (William Plomer; William Charles Franklyn Plomer; a South African and British author, known as a novelist, poet and literary editor. He also wrote a series of librettos for Benjamin Britten. He wrote some of his poetry under the pseudonym Robert Pagan; born Dec. 10, 1903; died Sept. 20, 1973)