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THOMAS HUNTER COOK ‘HUNTER’ KERR was born in Ayr on the 7th of February 1899. His family lived at the Goods Station Home on Green Street Lane. Following the deaths of his father in 1904 and moth-er in 1908, Hunter – as he came to be called – and his elder brother, Jock, travelled to Australia to live with their relatives there. At the end of 1908, Hunter and Jock boarded the steamship Runic in Liverpool and departed on the 19th of December. At the time, Hunter was nine and his brother 16. After

Britten He had a suffolk childhood.Edward Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk on 22 November 1913. He was the youngest of the four children of his father a dentist, Robert Britten, and his wife,brittens mother Edith Hockley who was a talented amateur musician. He was a famous Composer, Conductor And Pianist.Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor and pianist, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was a child prodigy—learning to play the piano at the age of

Thomas Cahill was born in 1940 in New York City to Irish-American parents. Cahill was raised in Bronx, New York, where he was educated by Jesuits and where he studied ancient Greek and Latin. He then attended Fordham University in Bronx, where he continued his education on Greek and Latin literature. Not only did Cahill study Greek and Latin, but he also studied medieval philosophy, theology, and scripture. Cahill earned a B.A. in classical literature and philosophy. He continued his education at

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales, on October 27, 1914. The poem for which his most well-known for, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night", was published in 1952, but his reputation had already been well established years earlier. When he was around 16 years old, he had started to copy his early poems into one of his notebooks, something he would continue to do until 1934 and would help contribute to many of his first collections (beginning with 18 Poems, published in 1934). In 1931, at 16

successful poet. What transitioned within the young British poet’s life will be the discovery of his personal life, his marriage, his career and his death, and as well as an expounding of two of his poems. Dylan Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, in Swansea, Glamorgan Wales. (Applebee 1001). Thomas was the youngest child of David John Thomas and

difficult life an example of his poetry is “Do not go gentle into that night” which discusses love and bravery of his father by examining his reaction to his dying father. First let me introduce you to this brilliant poet. He was born in Oct 27 1914 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (Dylan, Thomas). At early age, he was into poem because his father David John Thomas who was a teacher (Kershner, Jr.,). His Dad was a man “born with brains and literary talent” but somehow he never been able to go beyond being a

THOM YORKE Born in Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire, England , Thom Yorke, for as long as he could remember, aspired for greatness. During his childhood, however, he spent time drawing multiple sketches of musical equipment, bands on stages performing, and what it meant personally to be a rock star . He woke up each new day with assurance that he was destined to rise to the top. GROWING UP/ALWAYS THE ODD ONE OUT Thom Yorke was born with a paralyzed left eye, and he underwent multiple surgeries

Tom Wolf, son to William Trout Wolf and Cornelia Rohlman, was born November 17th, 1948. He grew up in a small town in York County, Pennsylvania. He still lives in the exact same childhood home that he grew up in. When Tom grew to be a mature young man, he began to attend Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. But he stopped his studies so he could join the peace corps. He served two years in a small Indian village, then returned to the U.S to complete his undergraduate degree. Tom also earned

Imagine waking up from a deep sleep and having a bunch of snakes slithering all over you. For Dylan Lapham that would be his biggest fear. Dylan was born here in Greensburg. His bithday is August 21, he is now 17 years old. During my time talking to Dylan, I learned some interesting things about his family, how he feels about school and personality traits and hoobies. The first thing I learned about Dylan while talking to him was his family. The people that live in Dylan’s household are his mother

Once there was a boy named Nigel Lythgoe. He was born on July 9,1949 in England, which is part of the United Kingdom. Early in his life Nigel Lythgoe became interested in dance and he began at the Perry Cowell school of dance and began classical ballet, modern jazz and ballroom dancing When he asked his parents if he could take dance class they said that he could do it but only if he took boxing lessons too. Nigel Lythgoe's first professional job was ballet dancing in the Corps