Stephen Vincent Benet
Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) and "By the Waters of Babylon" (1937). In 2009, The Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats" (1929) for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales edited by Peter Straub.
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| Full name at birth | Stephen Vincent Benét
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| Claim to fame | The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936)
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1898
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| Place of birth | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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| Date of death | 13 March 1943
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| Age | 44 (age at death)
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| Place of death | New York City
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| Cause of death | Heart Seizure
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| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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| Occupation | Author, Poet, Short Story Writer, And Novelist
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Stephen Vincent Benet is known for his role in the TV series The Plymouth Playhouse (1953) as (written by) (1 episode, 1953).
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