John Lloyd 'Lawrence' Hanson
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Non-fiction, biography
Notable Works
- The Noble Savage: A Life of Paul Gauguin (1956) Readers' Union
- The Post-Impressionists, written with Elizabeth Hanson (1963) Cassell
- Tchaikovsky: A new study of the man and his music, written with Elizabeth Hanson (1965) Cassell
About
John Lloyd Hanson, writing as Lawrence Hanson, was a biographer and an author of textbooks and handbooks. He wrote over forty-five titles of historical biography of artists and writers during the 1950s-1970s. There were often co-written with his wife and fellow writer Elizabeth Hanson, who herself wrote children’s books from 1948.
Legacy
His gift of Royalties to the RLF from his literary estate helps support future generations of writers.
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