Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet

Noble person

1894 – 1978

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Who was Sir Mordaunt Currie, 5th Baronet?

Sir Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet was an early 20th-century poet who lived in Essex.

He wrote the lyrics for English composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs's second symphony Odysseus.

His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw.

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Born
1894
Also known as
  • Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie
  • Mordaunt Currie
Nationality
  • England
Died
1978

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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