Basil Hood

5 Apr 1864 – 7 Aug 1917

British dramatist and lyricist. Youngest child of psychiatrist Sir William Charles Hood (1824–1870).

• A princess of Kensington
• Lyrics of Gentleman Joe (the hansom cabby)
• Merrie England
• Rose of Persia
• Saint George of England
• The belle of Mayfair
• The French maid
• The willow pattern