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Ivor Cutler

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British poet and humorist (1923-2006)

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Works
36

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  • The animal house
  • Scots wa' straw
  • Billy Jenkins, Entertainment USA
  • Fremsley
  • Life in a Scotch Sitting Room

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1923-01-15
Active to
2006-03-03
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Ivor Cutler (January 15th, 1923 – March 3rd, 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Originally a teacher, he taught at A.S. Neill's Summerhill School. He appeared in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film," on Neil Innes's television programmes, and on John Peel's influential BBC radio programme, for which he recorded a total of twenty-one sessions between 1969 and 1991. In live performances he would accompany himself on a harmonium. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ivor+Cutler">R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ivor
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
London
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
poetry
Instrument
reed organ
Record label
Creation Records
Image
Ivor Cutler 1973.jpg
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date of birth
1923-01-15
date of death
2006-03-03
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UbuWeb
start of work period
1959-00-00
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