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Molly Drake (Mary Lloyd) was born on 5 November, 1915 in Rangoon, Burma, British India, is an English poet and musician (1915–1993). Discover Molly Drake's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Mary Lloyd
Occupation Poet, musician
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 5 November, 1915
Birthday 5 November
Birthplace Rangoon, Burma, British India
Date of death 4 June, 1993
Died Place Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Nationality Burma

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Who Is Molly Drake's Husband?

Her husband is Rodney Drake (m. 1937-1988)

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Husband Rodney Drake (m. 1937-1988)
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Children Gabrielle Drake Nick Drake

Molly Drake Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Molly Drake worth at the age of 77 years old? Molly Drake’s income source is mostly from being a successful poet. She is from Burma. We have estimated Molly Drake's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1878

Drake was born to father Sir Idwal Geoffrey Lloyd (13 January 1878, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire – 6 March 1946, Surrey) and mother Georgie Lloyd, in Rangoon, Burma.

She was christened "Mary", but no one used that as "Molly" was deemed more suitable.

Both her parents were involved in the military, and the country was not considered the ideal place to raise Drake and her siblings, so the children were sent to England to be raised by the Dunn family, close associates of the Lloyds.

Drake and her siblings were placed in the Wycombe Abbey Boarding School where she struggled as a student, but managed to obtain her School Certificate.

Once her studies were complete, Drake returned to Rangoon and soon met her future husband, Rodney Drake.

The couple's marriage was postponed until Molly Drake reached the age of 21, as required by her parents.

1915

Mary Drake (born Mary Lloyd; 5 November 1915 – 4 June 1993), also known as Molly Drake, was an English poet and musician.

She is known as the mother of actress Gabrielle Drake and musician Nick Drake.

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.

As Nick Drake's music gained a larger following after his death, Molly Drake's recordings have been released, revealing similarities in music and lyrics between her work and her son's.

1937

On 14 April 1937 they married in the cathedral at Rangoon.

1942

In 1942, with World War II raging, Japan invaded Burma forcing Drake into refuge.

She was separated from her husband, who enlisted for the Burma Campaign.

Drake and her Sister Nancy were evacuated to their uncle's home, which was in Delhi, India where the war hardly infringed on their lives.

In order to find comfort, the sisters both sang and played the piano.

They formed a duet, and Drake worked in her only musical career as a co-host on All India Radio.

Molly and Nancy were known as The Lloyd Sisters while hosting the station.

However, no known recordings of the sisters performing exists.

Although Drake enjoyed singing and playing the piano for friends and on the radio, composing pieces was a private affair.

She would only share her drafts with her immediate family.

1944

Drake was reunited with her husband towards the end of the war, and she gave birth to her first child, Gabrielle Drake, on 30 March 1944.

1948

The family returned to Rangoon after the war and on 19 June 1948 their second child, Nick Drake, was born.

1950

The nineteen songs were recorded on a rudimentary setup in the 1950s in seclusion at her home, engineered by her husband Rodney.

Piano accompanies Drake's soft vocals on tracks that mainly last two minutes.

The tracks are poetic and heavy-hearted, similar to her son's musical style.

The album was first released on Bryter Music complete with a small book of poems in a black card portfolio.

1952

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.

Her 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.

Drake was supportive of her son's and daughter's career choices and encouraged Nick Drake's musical career.

Nick Drake was closer to his mother than to his father.

She often wrote songs to play for her children, one of Nick Drake's earliest influences.

As her son suffered through depression, her poetry would reflect the turmoil she knew her son was going through, and the inability to help improve his condition.

1974

The toll of losing her son in 1974 took years to recover from, but through her family and composing, Drake was able to recover to live out the last part of her life.

1993

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.

On her tombstone it reads "Now we rise, and we are everywhere" as written by Nick Drake.

2000

Molly Drake's material first met exposure on the documentary pertaining to her son's life, A Skin Too Few in 2000.

2007

The first official inclusion in an LP release was on the 2007 album, Family Tree.

Two of her compositions, "Poor Mum" and "Do You Ever Remember?", were included on the release.

Nick Drake's increasing cult following led to further interest in his mother.

2011

In 2011, an album entitled Molly Drake was released with the intent of focusing solely on the work of Molly Drake.