Stephen Spender
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English poet and man of letters (1909–1995)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1909-02-28 ) 28 February 1909, Kensington , London, England
- Died
- 16 July 1995 (1995-07-16) (aged 86), St John's Wood , London, England
- Occupation
- Poet, novelist, essayist
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- Spouse
- Inez Pearn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1939 ) Natasha Litvin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 )
- Children
- Elizabeth Matthew
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- translator
- Employer
- Northwestern University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Military branch
- International Brigades
- Image
- Stephen Spender.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stephen Spender
- date of birth
- 1909-02-28
- date of death
- 1995-07-16
- birth name
- Stephen Harold Spender
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- name in native language
- Stephen Spender
- P12749
- James H. Wilkinson
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1965.
Early life
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