Sinclair Lewis
Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are known for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
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| Full name at birth | Harry Sinclair Lewis
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| Claim to fame | Arrowsmith and Elmer Gantry
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1885
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| Place of birth | Sauk Centre, Minnesota
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| Date of death | 10 January 1951
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| Age | 65 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Rome, Italy
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| Occupation | Novelist, Short-Story Writer, And Playwright
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- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 256-264. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Father (with journalist Dorothy Thompson) of Michael Lewis.
- Pictured on a 14¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 21 March 1985.
- Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930.
- Born at 4:0pm-LMT
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