Laurence Housman
Laurence Housman (; 18 July 1865 – 20 February 1959) was an English playwright, writer and illustrator whose career stretched from the 1890s to the 1950s. He studied art in London and worked largely as an illustrator during the first years of his career, before shifting focus to writing. He was a younger brother of the poet A. E. Housman and his sister and fellow activist in the women's suffrage movement was writer/illustrator Clemence Housman. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Bromsgrove (town in Worcestershire, England, UK), Died February 20, 1959 (Street (large village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13446 | 10-in. | 6/19/1913 | There are birds in the valley | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Housman, Laurence," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102784.
Housman, Laurence. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102784.
"Housman, Laurence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80056631
Wikidata: Laurence Housman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2884308
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49352981
MusicBrainz: Laurence Housman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a090b86-c665-4da7-81fb-ad0986200aa9
Getty ULAN: Housman, Laurence - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500012771
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/54578 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/54578
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