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Richard Wilbur (1921–2017) was an American poet, translator, writer, and university teacher. Born in New York City, he served as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His professional career included teaching positions at Harvard University, Wesleyan University, and Smith College. He wrote in English and spoke French, Spanish, and Russian.
Wilbur received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Medal of Arts, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical. His works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, and he is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize, American Academy Arts Sciences, and National Book Award collections. He participated in World War II and was influenced by Robert Frost.
Wilbur died in Belmont, where he resided, having previously lived in North Caldwell. He was educated at Amherst College and Harvard University. Among his notable works are *Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum*, *Some atrocities*, *Prentice Hall Literature*, *The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II*, and *Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960*.
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Richard Wilbur is indexed among the 301 entries in Vinony's National Book Award collection. It also appears in Pulitzer Prize.
Vinony's link graph records 502 inbound references to Richard Wilbur, and connects out to Candide, Molière and Pierre Corneille.
It sits within the topics 1921 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century American translators.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2017
- Works
- 109
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- Some atrocities
- Prentice Hall Literature
- The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
- Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Purdy Wilbur , ( 1921-03-01 ) March 1, 1921, New York City , New York , U.S.
- Died
- October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) (aged 96), Belmont, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- Amherst College ( BA ), Harvard University ( MA )
- Genre
- Poetry , children's books , drama , French literature
- Literary movement
- Formalism
- Notable works
- Things of This World
- Notable awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1957, 1989) , Robert Frost Medal (1996)
- Spouse
- Mary Hayes Ward (1942–2007)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Belmont
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Smith College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Richard Wilbur 1964 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Belmont
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- date of birth
- 1921-03-01
- influenced by
- Robert Frost
- date of death
- 2017-10-14
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Richard Wilbur
- name in native language
- Richard Wilbur
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Musical
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator, and one of the foremost poets of the World War II generation. Wilbur's work, often employing rhyme, and composed primarily in traditional forms, was marked by its wit, charm, and gentlemanly elegance. He was acclaimed in his youth as the heir to Robert Frost, translated the verse dramas of Moliere, Corneille, and Racine into rhymed English, collaborated with Leonard Bernstein as the lyricist for the opera Candide, and in his old age acted, particularly through his role in the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference, as a mentor to the younger poets of the New Formalist movement. He was appointed the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1987 and received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry twice, in 1957 and 1989.
Early years
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