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John Dos Passos
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American novelist (1896–1970)
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John Roderigo Dos Passos (1896–1970) was an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, and screenwriter. Born in Chicago and educated at Harvard University and Choate Rosemary Hall, he was a member of the Republican Party. His literary work is associated with the modernist literature movement and the Lost Generation genre. Notable works include *U.S.A.* and *Manhattan Transfer*. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Feltrinelli Prize, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dos Passos participated in World War I and was involved in the significant event of Nazi book burnings. He died in Baltimore. His writings have been recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1970
- Works
- 388
Top works
- Selected writings of Blaise Cendrars
- William Faulkner, 1897-1962
- The living thoughts of Tom Paine
- The Crack Up
- The big money
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Film & TV
Known for
- Spain in Flames — Narrator (voice)1937
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Occupation
- playwright
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Manhattan Transfer
- Genre
- Lost Generation
- Movement
- modernist literature
- Conflict
- World War I
- Official website
- www.johndospassos.com
- Image
- John dos Passos.jpg
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- Commons category
- John Dos Passos
- date of birth
- 1896-01-14
- date of death
- 1970-09-28
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- birth name
- John Roderigo Dos Passos
- name in native language
- John Dos Passos
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- John Dos Passos
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Encyclopedic overview
John Roderigo Dos Passos (/dɒsˈpæsəs, -sɒs/; January 14, 1896 – September 28, 1970) was an American novelist, most notable for his U.S.A. trilogy. He was a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.
Born in Chicago, Dos Passos graduated from Harvard College in 1916. He traveled widely as a young man, visiting Europe and southwest Asia, where he learned about literature, art, and architecture. During World War I, he was an ambulance driver for the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps in Paris and Italy, before joining the United States Army Medical Corps as a private.
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