About Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet
Lived 1894 – 1978 (aged 84). Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet was a poet and writer.
Sir Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet (3 June 1894 – 30 July 1978) was an early 20th-century poet who lived in Essex.
He wrote the lyrics for English composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs's second symphony Odysseus, and lyrics for other religious and secular purposes.
His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw.
Books Poetry publications include: Icarian Ways
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Who was Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet?
British writer (1894–1978)
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Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet was born on 3 June 1894.
When did Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet die?
Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet died on 30 July 1978.
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Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet was a poet and writer.
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