May Byron

Mary Clarissa "May" Byron (née Gillington; 1861 – 5 November 1936) was a British writer and poet, best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. She published under the names May Byron, M.C. Gillington and Maurice Clare. Byron specialised in writing biographies of great composers, poets and writers, before going on to rewrite some of J. M. Barrie's works for younger readers, to write poetry, and to write cookbooks.

Birth and Death Data: Born Audlem (village and civil parish in Cheshire East, England), Died November 5, 1936

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Edison	903	10-in.	approximately December 1911	My dear soul	Violet Oppenshaw	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Edison	1363	10-in.	December 1912	My dear soul	Violet Oppenshaw	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	author

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LCNAR: Byron, May, 1861-1936 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033153

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