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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti | |
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.jpg) Ferlinghetti in 1965 | |
| Born | Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti March 24, 1919 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 2021 (aged 101) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | |
| Literary movement | Beat poetry |
| Years active | 1940s–2021 |
| Spouse |
Selden Kirby-Smith
(m. 1951–1976) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.[2] An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies.[3] When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day".[4]
- ^ a b "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Biography". Notablebiographies.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WaPoObitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mark Howell (September 30, 2007). "About The Beats: The Key West Interview: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1994". Abouthebeats.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Veltman, Chloe (March 20, 2019). "City Lights founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 'The US isn't ready for a revolution'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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