Alfreda Benge
Alfreda Benge is a lyricist and illustrator. She was born in 1940 in Austria to a Polish mother, and came to England in 1947.[1] Her stepfather, Ronald Benge, was a prominent librarian who established library schools in developing countries. 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 painting at Camberwell Art School, graphics at the London School of Printing, film at the RCA, worked in film, and served as an assistant to the editor Graeme Clifford for Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973). She has provided cover artwork for all Wyatt's solo albums since 1974, as well as for albums by 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.
References
- ^ Morris, Steven (9 September 2004). "Guardian story inspires lyrics for war lullaby". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ Andy Gregory International Who's Who in Popular Music, Routledge, 2002, ISBN 1-85743-161-8
External links
- Alfreda Benge at AllMusic.
- Alfreda Benge at IMDb.
- Alfreda Benge at Discogs.
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