Literature · Media · Law · 1879–1955
Wallace Stevens — Age & Birthday
Born: 2 October 1879 · Died: 2 August 1955 · Age at death: 75
How old was Wallace Stevens when he died?
Wallace Stevens died aged 75. He was born on 2 October 1879 and died on 2 August 1955.
Pulitzer Prize-winning American modernist poet
Did you know?He worked as a high-ranking insurance executive for most of his life, often composing poetry during his walk to work.
Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut.
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- Age at death
- 75
- Would be
- 147
- Years since death
- 71
- Born
- October 2, 1879 · Reading, United States
- Died
- August 2, 1955
- Cause of death
- Stomach cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Media, Law
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