Picture No | 10700836 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Paul A. Rubens, composer |
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Paul Alfred Rubens (1875 - 1917), English composer who wrote some of the most popular musicals of the Edwardian era. During the First World War, he wrote the patriotic song, Your King and Country Need You, regularly performed by Vesta Tilley. He died prematurely, from tuberculosis, at the age of 41.
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Source | Illustration by Eve (Annie Fish) in The Tatler, 12 April 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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