Laurie Lee | |
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| Born | Laurence Edward Alan Lee 26 June 1914 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 13 May 1997 (aged 82) Slad, Gloucestershire, England |
| Resting place | Slad churchyard |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, poet |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 1934–1997 |
| Notable works | Cider with Rosie As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning A Moment of War |
| Notable awards | Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |
| Spouse | Katherine Francesca Lee |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jack Lee (brother) |
Laurence Edward Alan Lee, MBE (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire.
His most notable work is the autobiographical trilogy Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), and A Moment of War (1991). The first volume recounts his childhood in the Slad Valley. The second deals with his leaving home for London and his first visit to Spain in 1935, and the third with his return to Spain in December 1937 to join the Republican International Brigades.