Gee Langdon


Gee Langdon was a British author, lyricist and composer.

Early life and education

Langdon was born Gladys Annie Joel in Richmond, Surrey, and was educated at the Richmond County School for Girls and St. Hugh's College, Oxford, where she captained the college netball VII and graduated in English. She was the Great Aunt of John Henry Dixon.

Career

Beginning in 1933, Langdon worked as the head of the Conway Library of photographic reproduction at the Courtauld Institute of Art, under Anthony Blunt, as the Archivist of the Royal Geographical Society and, during the Second World War, in a government department in London.
Langdon is the author of several books, and her songs and lyrics have been recorded by several musical artists.

Notable Works

Books