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Person Detail: Don Marquis
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| Full Name: Don Marquis | ||
| Biography: (1878-1937) Humorous short-story writer, poet. In Atlanta, Georgia, Marquis first wrote for the "Constitution" (1902) and "The Uncle Remus Magazine" (1907-1909). He then went to New York, where he became famous for his columns "The Sun Dial" for the "Sun" (1912-1922) and "The Lantern" for the "Tribune" (1922-1925). He created the characters Captain Fitzurse, Clem Hawley, and Hermione and her Little Group of Serious Thinkers. His famous book "archy and mehitabel" (1927) collects his whimsical stories about a cockroach and a cat. He lived in Queens and Manhattan. |
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| 1878 |
(Unknown) County Don Marquis was born Donald Robert Perry Marquis in Walnut, Illinois, in 1878. |
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| 1937 |
(Unknown) County Don Marquis died in New York City in 1937. |
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| 1912 |
(Unknown) County Marquis became famous for his column "The Sun Dial" for the New York Sun (1912-1922). |
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| 1922 |
(Unknown) County Marquis became famous for his column "The Lantern" for the Herald Tribune (1922-1925). |
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| 1927 |
(Unknown) County archy and mehitabel Marquis' famous book "archy and mehitabel" collects his whimsical stories about a cockroach and a cat. |
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| 1937 |
Queens County Don Marquis is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York. |
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| 1921 |
(Unknown) County The Old Soak Collection of sketches. |
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| 1924 |
(Unknown) County The Old Soak's History of the World Sequel to "The Old Soak." |
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| 1915 |
(Unknown) County Dreams and Dust Collection of poetry. |
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| 1921 |
(Unknown) County Noah an' Jonah an' Cap'n Smith Collection of poetry and sketches. |
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| 1922 |
(Unknown) County Poems and Portraits Collection of poetry. |
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| 1924 |
(Unknown) County The Awakening Collection of poetry. |
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| 1940 |
(Unknown) County The Lives and Times of archy and mehitabel Collection of sequels to "archy and mehitabel." |
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| 1912 |
(Unknown) County Danny's Own Story Novel. |
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| 1916 |
(Unknown) County Cruise of the Jasper B. Novel. |
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New York County Marquis lived and worked in Manhattan, New York. |
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Queens County Marquis lived in Queens, New York. |
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