Molly Drake is known as the mother of actress Gabrielle Drake and musician Nick Drake.
18 Facts About Molly Drake
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Molly Drake never released any official publications of her poetry or compositions in her lifetime, but she had a profound impact on the musical style of her son.
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Molly Drake was christened "Mary", but no one used that as "Molly" was deemed more suitable.
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Once her studies were complete, Molly Drake returned to Rangoon and soon met her future husband, Rodney Molly Drake.
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The couple's marriage was postponed until Molly Drake reached the age of 21, as required by her parents.
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Molly Drake was separated from her husband, who enlisted for the Burma Campaign.
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Molly Drake was reunited with her husband towards the end of the war, and she gave birth to her first child, Gabrielle Molly Drake, on 30 March 1944.
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In 1952, the family moved to Tanworth-in-Arden, England where Molly Drake spent the rest of her life and wrote most of her compositions.
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Molly Drake's home was a place of social gathering where Drake would play the piano for friends, but, again, she never showed interest in publishing or recording her work.
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Molly Drake was supportive of her son's and daughter's career choices and encouraged Nick Molly Drake's musical career.
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Nick Molly Drake was closer to his mother than to his father.
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Molly Drake often wrote songs to play for her children, one of Nick Drake's earliest influences.
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The toll of losing her son in 1974 took years to recover from, but through her family and composing, Molly Drake was able to recover to live out the last part of her life.
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Molly Drake died on 4 June 1993 and was buried in the Tanworth-in-Arden graveyard with her husband, who had died in 1988, and her son.
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Nick Molly Drake's increasing cult following led to further interest in his mother.
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In 2011, an album entitled Molly Drake was released with the intent of focusing solely on the work of Molly Drake.
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The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake is a 2017 album by the English folk group, the Unthanks.
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Molly Drake inspired Xan Tyler to write "Forever Things" which was released on 2024 in Glasgow.