Mordaunt Currie
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.[1]
His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw.[2]
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| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Walter Louis Rackham Currie |
Baronet 1941–1978 |
Succeeded by dormant baronetcy |
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