James Agee
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1909 – 1955
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Who was James Agee?
James Rufus Agee was an American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family, won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1909
Knoxville - Also known as
- James Rufus Agee
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Olivia Saunders
(1933/01/28 - 1938) - Alma Mailman
(1938 - 1941) - Mia Agee
(1946 - 1955/05/16)
- Olivia Saunders
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Knoxville
- Died
- May 16, 1955
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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