Nick Drake was born on 19 June, 1948 in Myanmar. He died on 25 November, 1974. He lived to the age of 26. During his life, he had lived in Myanmar and Tanworth-in-Arden. His longest period of living in one place was in Tanworth-in-Arden (17 years). He studied at Eagle House School, Marlborough College, University of Aix-Marseille, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.