- Born
- Died
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Alan Lomax was born on January 31, 1915 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Attack the Block (2011), Gangs of New York (2002) and Basic (2003). He was married to Antoinette Marchand and Elizabeth Harold. He died on July 19, 2002 in Safety Harbor, Florida, USA.
- SpousesAntoinette Marchand(August 26, 1961 - 1967) (divorced)Elizabeth Harold(February 1937 - 1949) (divorced, 1 child)
- He was a folklorist and scholar
- Child (first marriage): Anne.
- One of the first songs Lomax recorded on return to the USA in 1959, "Po' Lazarus", was featured in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).
- Musicologist who recorded thousands of songs, in Appalachia and other places, to preserve America's folk music heritage.
- Son of John A. Lomax and Bess Brown Lomax.
- He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1986 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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