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Person    | Male  Born 8/7/1882  Died 20/2/1961

Percy Grainger

Categories: Music / songs, Tourism / Traditions

Countries: Australia, USA

Percy Grainger

Composer and pianist, collector and arranger of folk music. Born Brighton, Melbourne, Australia. In London 1901 – 14. Very close relationship with his mother, some thought too close. Financed a Percy Grainger museum and donated to it his sado-masochism paraphernalia including the photos he took after each session. Made his own clothes from towels. Clearly not worried by conventions, any bio-pic is going to be good fun and the 1999 film ‘Passion’, set during his time in London, doesn’t disappoint. Died White Plains, New York, U.S.A.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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