Laurence Bradford Dakin (1904–1972) was a writer and poet born in Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia and lived throughout Europe, eventually moving to

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where he died. His best known work was ''Marco Polo: A Drama in Four Acts'' (1946), which reported sold over 30, 000 copies in the United States and was hailed by

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ''The Box of Delights'', and the poem ...

as the "work of a genius." Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians, p. 128
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. His wife was water colour painter

Ilene Dakin Ilene is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ilene Beckerman (born 1935), American writer *Ilene Berns (1943–2017), a record company director from Cleveland, Ohio * Ilene Chaiken (born 1957), television producer and writer *Ilene ...

(née Stitchbury).

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