L. S. Lowry

Nobel Prize in 1966; and the artist L. S. Lowry, who declined five honors over the years, apparently setting an honor-rejecting record.

NYT > Home Page By SARAH LYALL 2012

- The writer J. G. Ballard and the singer David Bowie, who returned CBEs; the comedian Dawn French and the actor Jim Broadbent, who returned OBEs; the actor Albert Finney, who refused a knighthood; and the artist L. S. Lowry, who turned down five honours, including a knighthood,

Expecting Rain 2009