Charles Edward Eaton
Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American poet and professor.
Charles Edward Eaton
- Name
- Charles Edward Eaton
- Born
- 25 June 1916
- Birthplace
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
- Died
- 25 March 2006
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Harvard University · Princeton University · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Honours
- North Carolina Award for Literature
- Languages
- English
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Charles Edward Eaton studied at Harvard University, Princeton University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Distinctions recorded are North Carolina Award for Literature.
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• Name — Charles Edward Eaton • Born — 25 June 1916 • Birthplace — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. • Died — 25 March 2006 • Occupation — Poet • Alma Mater — Harvard University Princeton University • Workplaces — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Charles Edward Eaton lived from 25 June 1916 to 25 March 2006 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Charles Edward Eaton was born on 25 June 1916 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States and died on 25 March 2006.
Life
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He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936, studied at Princeton, and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946–1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh. His papers are at the University of North Carolina.
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• Golden Rose Award • 1981 Arvon Foundation competition winner
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