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- Birth nameEdward Benjamin Britten
- Benjamin Britten was born on November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Lobster (2015) and The Machine (2013). He died on December 4, 1976 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK.
- RelativesBarbara Britten(Sibling)Robert Britten(Sibling)Beth Britten Welford(Sibling)Elsie Hockey(Cousin)
- He was made a CH (Companion of Honour) in the Coronation Honours List of 1953, appointed an OM (Order of Merit) in June 1965, and made a Life Peer in July 1976.
- He has a school named after him in his birth town of Lowestoft.
- Composition Pupil of Frank Bridge.
- He allegedly declined a knighthood.
- Co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival.
- In the case of a few composers, a very few, when I hear a work I do not like, I am convinced it is my own fault. [Giuseppe] Verdi is one of those composers.
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