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Jul 01, 1899 Kensington, England, United Kingdom Died on 08 Jul 1957 (aged 58)
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About Bruce Blunt
- George Henry Bruce Blunt, otherwise known as Bruce Blunt (1 July 1899 – 8 July 1957) was an English poet, journalist and wine merchant best known for his collaborations with the composer Peter Warlock.
- In Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: a friendship revealed he is described as a "bon viveur, poet, journalist, and writer on wine, gardening, and the turf." His poetry is included in the 1932 anthology Modern Poets edited by J.
- C.
- Squire. For Warlock he wrote a number of short song texts including the carol "Bethlehem Down" (1927) and the songs "The Fox", "The Frostbound Wood" (1929), "The First Mercy" and "The Cricketers of Hambledon" (1928).
- It has been commented that Warlock's settings of Blunt are amongst his finest.
- His poem "The Long Barrow" was also set by Bernard van Dieren in 1931.
