Masters, Edgar Lee

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Edgar Lee Masters
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Edgar Lee Masters

Name	Masters, Edgar Lee Gender: M
born on	23 August 1869 at 04:00 (= 04:00 AM )
Place	Garnett KS, USA, 38n16, 95w14
Timezone	LMT m95w14 (is local mean time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B
Astrology data	00°16' 13°59 Asc. 13°08'

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Biography

American poet, novelist and biographer who wrote with simplicity, insight and drama as a shrewd portrayal of human motive. Prior to full-time writing he was a lawyer from 1891-1920. His masterpiece, "Spoon River Anthology" was a collection of free-verse epitaphs released in 1915. Though it was attacked by critics, it brought Masters fame and success, producing a sequel, "The New Spoon River" in 1924.

Masters first marriage was to Helen Jenkins, 1898-1923, later followed by a marriage to Ellen Coyne in 1926.

He died on 3/05/1950, Philadelphia, PA.

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified March 1950 (Age 80)
• Work : New Job 1891 (Attorney for 29 years)

• Relationship : Marriage 1898 (First marriage Helen Jenkins)

• Relationship : Marriage 1926 (Second marriage Ellen Coyne)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1915 (Noted book, "Spoon River Anthology")

Source Notes

Steinbrecher quotes his autobiography. (PC gave same from, "Across Spoon River." "Spoon River Anthology," 1914, is a collection of verse with no data.")

Categories

• Vocation : Law : Attorney (29 years)

• Vocation : Writers : Fiction

• Vocation : Writers : Poet

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 80)

• Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer

• Vocation : Writers : Biographer

• Notable : Book Collection : American Book

• Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (25-yr. first marriage)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages