Royden Barrie
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Rodney Bennett (1890-1948) was a playwright, children's author, and lyricist, who also wrote under the name Royden Barrie. He was the father of the poet M. R. Peacocke and the composer Richard Rodney Bennett.[1] Bennett was educated at Reading University College, where he edited the college magazine Tamesis. He then became a teacher in London, while studying singing.[2] He left teaching to take up singing, speech training, and musical journalism. He wrote several books, including Lets Do a Play, about acting, and The London Dramatic Books, a series of plays for children.[2] As Royden Barrie he wrote lyrics for songs by Eric Coates, Hayden Wood, Roger Quilter, Martin Shaw, and others.[3][2] He died at home in Budleigh Salterton on 14 April 1948.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bennett, Richard Rodney in All Contents | The Library". library.berklee.edu. Berklee.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mr. Rodney Bennett". The Reading Standard. 16 April 1948. p. 3.
- ↑ Valerie Langfield (2003). Roger Quilter and his Music. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0851158716.
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