Harold Purcell
{{short description|British writer and lyricist}}
{{for|the American lawyer and politician|Harold H. Purcell}}
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| birth_date = 9 December 1907
| birth_place = Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
| death_date = 28 May 1977 (aged 69)
| death_place =Worthing, Sussex, United Kingdom
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| occupation = Writer, lyricist
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Harold Purcell (1907–1977) was a British writer and musical lyricist who frequently collaborated with Harry Parr-Davies.White p.183 They co-wrote the book for the 1952 Anna Neagle musical The Glorious Days.Wearing p.216
Selected works
- Magyar Melody (1938)
- The Lisbon Story (1943)
- Jenny Jones (1944)
- Under the Counter (1945)
- Her Excellency (1949)
- Rainbow Square (1951)
- The Glorious Days (1952)
References
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Bibliography
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- White, Mark. 'You Must Remember This--': Popular Songwriters 1900–1980. C. Scribner's Sons, 1985.
External links
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