Alfreda Benge
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Alfreda Benge (born 1940[1]) is a British lyricist and illustrator. She has been married to musician Robert Wyatt since 1974.[2] She has contributed lyrics to many of his compositions, and has written lyrics for French musician/producer Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos.
Benge studied and worked in film - she was an assistant to the editor of Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973). She is also an artist and has provided cover artwork for all Wyatt's solo albums since 1974, as well as for other musicians including Gravity by Fred Frith, Alice by Klimperei and Spanish Dance Troupe by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. She has illustrated two children's books written by Ivor Cutler.
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- ^ Morris, Steven (2004-09-09). "Guardian story inspires lyrics for war lullaby". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/sep/09/arts.artsnews. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Andy Gregory International Who's Who in Popular Music, Routledge, 2002, ISBN 1-85743-161-8
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