Laurie Lee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurie Lee

British writer

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1914

Place of Birth: Stroud, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-May-1997

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" 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 famous 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.