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Rodney Bennett (1890-1948) was a playwright, children's author, and lyricist, who also wrote under the name Royden Barrie. He was the father of the poet M. R. Peacocke and the composer Richard Rodney Bennett. [1]
Bennett was educated at Reading University College, where he edited the college magazine Tamesis. He then became a teacher in London, while studying singing. [2]
He left teaching to take up singing, speech training, and musical journalism. He wrote several books, including Lets Do a Play, about acting, and The London Dramatic Books, a series of plays for children. [2]
As Royden Barrie he wrote lyrics for songs by Eric Coates, Hayden Wood, Roger Quilter, Martin Shaw, and others. [3] [2]
He died at home in Budleigh Salterton on 14 April 1948. [2]