Biography
Stephen Vincent Benét ( bə-NAY; July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) and "By the Waters of Babylon" (1937). In 2009, Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats" (1929) for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales, edited by Peter Straub.
Filmography
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Shortcut to Happiness (2003)
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The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Just for You (1952)
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Big Jim McLain (1952)
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Actors Studio (1948)
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All That Money Can Buy (1941)
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Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
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Power and the Land (1940)
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Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
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Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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The Necessary Evil (1925)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1898-07-22
Deathday1943-03-13 (44 years old)
Birth PlaceBethlehem, United States of America
FatherJames Walker Benét
MotherFrances Rose Benét
SiblingsWilliam Rose Benét
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsStephen Vincent Benét
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry, Guggenheim Fellowship, O. Henry Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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