Stephen Vincent Benet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Vincent Benet
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jul 22, 1898(1898-07-22)
Age	126
Date Of Death	1943-03-13
Birthplace	Fountain Hill
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Cancer

Stephen Vincent Benet Biography

Stephen Vincent Benet is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 22, 1898 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. A American writer, novelist and short story author, he’s best known for his work on John Brown’s Body, a novel-length narrative poem on his experiences during the American Civil War. His short stories that are popular are The Devil and Daniel Webster and By the Waters of Babylon.

While working at Yale University Press, Benet published the first work of While working for Yale University Press, Benet published the early work of James Agee…

Together with His wife Rosemary Carr, he had two daughters as well as an infant son.

Stephen Vincent Benet Net Worth

Stephen Vincent Benet is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Vincent Benet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having graduated in The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, he was a student at Yale University, where he was the editor of the humor magazine on campus.

His most famous work John Brown’s Body earned him The Pulitzer Prize in 1929.

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Who is Stephen Vincent Benet Dating?

According to our records, Stephen Vincent Benet married to Rosemary Carr Benét. As of December 1, 2023, Stephen Vincent Benet’s is not dating anyone.

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Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephen Vincent Benet celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.

What is Stephen Vincent Benet known for?

Stephen Vincent Benét, (born July 22, 1898, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 13, 1943, New York, New York), American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for John Brown’s Body, a long narrative poem on the American Civil War.

Which work of Benét won the Pulitzer Prize?

Western Star , by Stephen Vincent Benet (Farrar) – The Pulitzer Prizes. For the best volume of verse published during the year by an American author, Five hundred dollars ($500).

Which work of Benét's won the Pulitzer Prize Why was it so popular with

readers?

“ John Brown’s Body ” soon sold more than 130,000 copies. In 1929 the 15,000-line poem won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Benét was now one of America’s best-known poets.

What did Stephen Benét write instead of a senior thesis?

Benét was considerably less diligent in his class work than in his extracurricular writing, submitting instead of a traditional M.A. thesis, a group of poems that was published as Heavens and Earth by Holt in 1920.

Who wrote the Mountain Whippoorwill?

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