Alf Lawrence

Alf Lawrence
Born	1879or1880 England
Died	January 1955 (aged 75) England

Alf Lawrence or Alfred J. Lawrence (died 1955) was an English-Australian musical composer who worked extensively in vaudeville, pantomime, revusical, revue and follies, radio and film.

Lawrence was born in England and moved to Australia in 1914. He was heavily involved in radio. He toured New Zealand in 1928. ^[1]

A 1939 article said "Half the songs you hear over the air have been written by him." ^[2] He worked at the ABC for fourteen years under contract.

Lawrence returned to London in 1953 and died two years later, aged 75. ^[3]

Select credits

Radio musicals

• The Weather Box (1938)

Films

• The Hayseeds (1933) ^[4]
• Splendid Fellows (1934)
• The Flying Doctor (1936)
• Rangle River (1936)

References

1. "Alf Lawrence Playing Vaudeville in New Zealand". Everyones. Vol. 9, no. 452. Sydney: Everyones Ltd. October 31, 1928. nla.obj-589544469. Retrieved January 24, 2024– via Trove.
2. Australasian Radio Relay League. (May 31, 1939). "Sydney Man Gets Television Royalty B.B. C. Pays Him For Use Of Years Old Song". The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal. nla.obj-724582074. Retrieved January 24, 2024– via Trove.
3. "FORMER A.B.C. COMPOSER DIES". Northern Standard. Northern Territory, Australia. February 3, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. Vagg, Stephen (September 3, 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: The Hayseeds". Filmink. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

External links

• Alf Lawrence discography at Discogs
• Alf Lawrence at National Library of Australia