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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)
OverviewAI-generated
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti was an American poet, publisher, translator, and military officer. Born in Yonkers in 1919, he was a member of the Beat Generation and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He served in the United States Navy and received the Eagle Scout award. His education included studies at Northfield Mount Hermon School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia University, and the University of Paris.
Ferlinghetti resided in San Francisco and Paris and spoke English and French. He authored 172 works, including *Pictures of the gone world*, *Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum*, *Endless life*, *Interim pad*, and *A political pamphlet*. His works are held in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He died of interstitial lung disease in San Francisco in 2021. His archives are kept at Southern Methodist University.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 172
Top works
- Pictures of the gone world
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- Endless life
- Interim pad
- A political pamphlet
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- The Beat Bomb — himself2022
- Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder — Self2009
- Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press — Self2008
- The Darwin Awards — Lawrence Ferlinghetti2007
- The War Prayer — Minister2005
- The Joy of Life — Voiceover2005
- The Last Tears from Planet Earth2003
- Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat — Se stesso2001
- The Source — Self1999
- On the Road to Desolation — Self1997
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Lawrence Monsanto Ferling , ( 1919-03-24 ) March 24, 1919, Yonkers, New York , U.S.
- Died
- February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22) (aged 101) , San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet activist essayist painter publisher
- Alma mater
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( BA ) Columbia University ( MA ) University of Paris (PhD)
- Literary movement
- Beat poetry
- Years active
- 1940s–2021
- Spouse
- Selden Kirby-Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 – 1976 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Yonkers
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- political activist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Movement
- Beat Generation
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Lawrence-ferlinghetti-by-elsa-dorfman (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Paris
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1919-03-24
- Commons category
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- archives at
- Southern Methodist University
- date of death
- 2021-02-22
- birth name
- Lawrence Monsanto Ferling
- subject has role
- centenarian
- cause of death
- interstitial lung disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Bolinas
- owner of
- City Lights Bookstore
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (né Ferling; March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. 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. When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day".
Early life
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