George Oppen Born: 24-Apr-1908 Birthplace: New Rochelle, NY Died: 7-Jul-1984 Location of death: Sunnyvale, CA Cause of death: Alzheimer's
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Poet, Activist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Objectivist proponent and poet Military service: WWII (France) Co-founded Objectivist Press. Father: George August Oppenheimer (businessman) Mother: (d. suicide when Oppen was 4) Wife: Mary Colby (m. 1926)
University: Oregon State University (dropout)
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1969 for Of Being Numerous Purple Heart WWII, France Assault Acquitted, 1930's
Author of books:
Discrete Series (1934, poetry) The Materials (1962, poetry) Of Being Numerous (1968, poetry) Collected Poems (1975, poetry) Primitive (1978, poetry)
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