Alfred Noyes

Alfred Noyes

Portrait of Alfred Noyes, by Alexader Bassano, 1922
Portrait of Alfred Noyes, by Alexader Bassano, 1922
Born(1880-09-16)16 September 1880
Wolverhampton, England
Died25 June 1958(1958-06-25) (aged 77)
Isle of Wight, England
Resting placeTotland
OccupationPoet
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Period1902–1958
SubjectEnglish
Notable works"The Highwayman"
"The Barrel-Organ"
Notable awardsD.Litt., Yale University, 1913[1]
CBE, 1918[2]
SpouseGarnett Daniels (1907–1926)
Mary Angela Mayne (1927–1958)
ChildrenHugh
Veronica
Margaret

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Alfred Noyes CBE (16 September 1880 – 25 June 1958)[3] was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright.

  1. ^ Alumni directory of Yale University: graduates and non-graduates 1920. Yale University. 1920. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ Mason, Mark (1999). "Alfred Noyes (1880–1958)". Literary Heritage: West Midlands. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica info on Noyes. According to some sources, he died on 25 June, but others, including Encyclopædia Britannica give the date as 28 June.