Biography
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (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".
Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
self 15
Voice 1
himself
The Beat Bomb (2022)
Movie
Minister
The War Prayer (2005)
Movie
Voiceover
The Joy of Life (2005)
Movie
Self - Poet
Merton: A Film Biography (1984)
Movie
Actor
Bukowski (1973)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Have You Sold Your Dozen Roses? (1958)
Movie
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Birthday1919-03-24
Deathday2021-02-22 (101 years old)
Birth NameLawrence Monsanto Ferling
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesSan Francisco, United States of America, Paris, France
AwardsJanus Pannonius International Poetry Prize, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, James Madison Freedom of Information Award, Eagle Scout, Robert Frost Medal, Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
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