Walter de la Mare
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English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)
Key facts
- Born
- Walter John de la Mare , ( 1873-04-25 ) 25 April 1873, Charlton , Kent, England
- Died
- 22 June 1956 (1956-06-22) (aged 83), Twickenham , Middlesex , England
- Occupation
- Writer
- Genre
- Poetry , Supernatural fiction , Children's literature
- Notable awards
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize , 1921 , Carnegie Medal , 1947
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Charlton
- Place of death
- Twickenham
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Image
- Walter de la Mare by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg
- Residence
- Charlton
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- date of birth
- 1873-04-25
- date of death
- 1956-06-22
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
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- Walter de la Mare
- name in native language
- Walter de la Mare
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- cause of death
- thrombosis
- writing language
- English language
- pseudonym
- Walter Ramal
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- Kim Hunter
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Walter John de la Mare OM CH (/ˈdɛləˌmɛər/; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.
Life
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