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Laurie Lee

1914 - 1997

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Laurence Edward Alan Lee, (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire. His most notable work is the autobiographical trilogy Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), and A Moment of War (1991). The first volume recounts his childhood in the Slad Valley. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurie Lee has received more than 802,868 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurie Lee is the 6,212th most popular writer (down from 5,384th in 2019), the 5,888th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,025th in 2019) and the 645th most popular British Writer.

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  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laurie Lee ranks 6,212 out of 5,755. Before him are Marian Keyes, Mark Manson, Ilija Trojanow, Laurent Gaudé, DBC Pierre, and Oscar Hijuelos. After him are Chris Morgan, Geraldine Brooks, Charley Boorman, Ingrid Klimke, Andy Rooney, and Becca Fitzpatrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Laurie Lee ranks 376. Before him are Reidar Kvammen, David Brian, Wayne Morris, Ellen Drew, B. R. Chopra, and Gerald Mohr. After him are Frances Reid, Alan Cranston, Terence O'Neill, and Harry F. Byrd Jr.. Among people deceased in 1997, Laurie Lee ranks 287. Before him are Polly Ann Young, P. H. Newby, Chetan Anand, Gulshan Kumar, Brian Pillman, and William J. Brennan Jr.. After him are Jermaine Stewart, Marjorie Reynolds, Joyce Compton, Terry Nation, and Sipan Shiraz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laurie Lee ranks 5,888 out of 7,765. Before him are Bukayo Saka (2001), Jeremy Irvine (1990), Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1995), Chris Boardman (1968), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), and Tom Daley (1994). After him are Steve Coppell (1955), Windsor Davies (1930), Joel Fry (1983), Sophie Ward (1964), Conor Gallagher (2000), and Charley Boorman (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Laurie Lee ranks 645. Before him are Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Tom Rob Smith (1979), John Mortimer (1923), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Andrea Levy (1956), and Anna Burns (1962). After him are Charley Boorman (1966), Edwin Morgan (1920), Jo Walton (1964), Ken MacLeod (1954), Terry Nation (1930), and Sara Ahmed (1969).

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