Hilary Corke, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hilary Corke

writer, composer and mineralogist

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1921

Date of Death: 03-Sep-2001

Profession: composer, poet

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hilary Topham Corke (12 July 1921 – 3 September 2001) was an English writer, composer and mineralogist. Corke was born in Malvern, Worcestershire.
He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II.His poems appeared in Poetry Now (1956) and Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse (1918-1960).
Together with Anthony Thwaite and William Plomer he edited New Poems 1961: A P.E.N Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.
He died at Abinger Hammer, Surrey, aged 80.