William Plomer
| Alternative Names: | Plomer, William Charles Franklyn; Pagan, Robert |
| Birth Year: | 1903 |
| Death Year: | 1973 |
| Notes: | South African and British author, known as a novelist, poet, librettist and literary editor. He was educated mostly in the United Kingdom, but described himself as an "Anglo-African-Asian". He became a literary editor for Faber and Faber, and was a reader and literary adviser to Jonathan Cape, where he edited a number of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Fleming dedicated Goldfinger to Plomer. |
Poems/Lyrics:
| Title | Alternate Title(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Dances from Gloriana | Britten, Benjamin | |
| Gloriana | Britten, Benjamin |