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Biography of Richard Wilbur
1. Mar 1921 – 14. Oct 2017(96 years)Died in:Belmont, Middlesex County
American poet
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Biography
Burial Place
Dawes Cemetery
Occupation(4)
Awards(10)
Guggenheim FellowshipRome PrizeBollingen Prize for PoetryNational Medal of ArtsKnight of the French Order of Academic PalmsNational Book AwardPulitzer Prize for PoetryDrama Desk Special AwardUnited States Poet LaureateLaurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Richard Wilbur (* 1. March 1921 in New York City; † 14. October 2017 in Belmont) was an american poet. He was 96 years old. His education included Amherst College, Harvard University and Montclair High School. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize. He was buried at Dawes Cemetery.
Life Events
14 Events1921
Born in New York City, New York
1938
Amherst College
1945
Harvard University
Master of Arts · until 1947
1950
Harvard University
until 1954
1952
Guggenheim Fellowship
1955
Rome Prize
1957
National Book Award
Things of This World: Poems
1957
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1971
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1983
Drama Desk Special Award
1987
United States Poet Laureate
1988
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Candide
1994
National Medal of Arts
2017