James Baldwin
James Baldwin (1924–1987) was an American poet, novelist and playwright.
Overview
Recorded at birth as James Arthur Baldwin.
Born in 1924, died at Saint-Paul-de-Vence in 1987.
In detail
James Baldwin studied at The New School, Bowling Green State University and DeWitt Clinton High School. training under Beauford Delaney is recorded. the recorded working language is English and French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay.
Residence is recorded at Saint-Paul-de-Vence and James Baldwin House. Employment is recorded with Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College and Amherst College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters and PEN America.
Works named in the authority record are Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room and Notes of a Native Son.
Work by James Baldwin is recorded in the collections of Givens Collection of African American Literature.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, George Polk Award, Langston Hughes Medal and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Sources
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“James Baldwin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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