Edmund Vance Cooke
Edmund Vance Cooke (June 5, 1866 – December 18, 1932) was a 19th- and 20th-century poet best remembered for his inspirational verse "How Did You Die?" Cooke was born in Port Dover, Canada West. In 1898, he married Lilith Castleberry, with whom he had five children. He later read his poems on radio station WWJ in Detroit, Michigan.
Edmund Vance Cooke
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- Name
- Edmund Vance Cooke
- Born
- June 5, 1866
- Birthplace
- Port Dover, Canada West
- Died
- December 18, 1932
- Place of death
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Spouse
- Lilith Castleberry (married 1898)
- Occupation
- Poet
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Edmund Vance Cooke (June 5, 1866 – December 18, 1932) was a 19th- and 20th-century poet best remembered for his inspirational verse "How Did You Die?" Cooke was born in Port Dover, Canada West. In 1898, he married Lilith Castleberry, with whom he had five children. He later read his poems on radio station WWJ in Detroit, Michigan.
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He died in Cleveland, Ohio. Cooke's poetry has been set to music by several composers, including Nellie Bangs Skelton and Kate Vanderpoel.
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• Name — Edmund Vance Cooke • Born — June 5, 1866 • Birthplace — Port Dover, Canada West • Died — December 18, 1932 • Place of death — Cleveland, Ohio • Spouse — Lilith Castleberry (married 1898) • Children — 5 • Occupation — Poet • Notable Works — "How Did You Die?" • Illustration — Resolutions published in The Tacoma Times of January 2, 1904
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• A Patch of Pansies (1894) • Impertinent Poems (1903) • Rimes to be Read (1897) • Chronicles of the Little Tot (1905) • Told to the Little Tot (1906) • A Morning's Mail (1907) • Little Songs for Two (1909) • I Rule the House (1910) • Basebology (1912) • The Story Club (1912) • The Uncommon Commoner (1913) • Just Then Something Happened (1914) • Cheerful Children (1923) • Brass Tacks Ballads (1924) • Companionable Poems (1924) • From the Book of Extenuations (1926)
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