Reginald Arkell
Reginald Arkell (October 14 1881 – May 1, 1959) was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre. The most popular of those was an adaptation of the spoof history book 1066 and All That: 1066—and all that: A Musical Comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar and Yeatman. He was the author of A Cottage in the Country and the Green Fingers series of garden verse. Arkell was born on 14 October 1882 at Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, was educated at Burford Grammar School and trained as a journalist. He married actress Elizabeth Evans in 1912. During the First World War he served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and The Norfolk Regiment. He also scripted a propaganda comic book, Bosch the soldier, illustrated by Alfred Leete. Arkell died on 1 May 1959 at Cricklade, England. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1882, Died May 1, 1959
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-27596 | 10-in. | 3/8/1923 | If winter comes (Summer will come again) | Frances Alda | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | 9930-9932 | 10-in. | 2/15/1923 | If winter comes (Summer will come again) | Allen McQuhae | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | 9974-9976 | 10-in. | 2/23/1923 | If winter comes (Summer will come again) | Allen McQuhae | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | 10080-10082 | 10-in. | 3/8/1923 | If winter comes | Allen McQuhae | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arkell, Reginald," accessed June 5, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116505.
Arkell, Reginald. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116505.
"Arkell, Reginald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 5 June 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Reginald Arkell
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Arkell, Reginald, 1882-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92042607
Wikidata: Reginald Arkell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7308579
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7754713
ISNI: 0000 0001 0952 0203 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109520203
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