Kenneth Fearing
1902 - 1961
General Information
Bio
(1902-1961) Poet, writer, novelist. In 1925 Kenneth Fearing moved to New York where he began a career as a poet. During the Twenties and Thirties his poetry was published in “New Masses”, “The New Yorker”, and “Poetry.” He published his first novel, “The Hospital”, in 1939. He also published pulp fiction, including soft-pornography, under the name Kirk Wolff.
Full Name
Kenneth Fearing
Locations
Richmond
Author's Timeline
1902
BIRTH
Kenneth Flexner Fearing was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 28, 1902.
1925
RESIDENCE
Mr. Fearing moved to Staten Island, New York, and later to Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York.
1925
RESIDENCE
Mr. Fearing lived at 311 West 11th Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York.
1929
LITWORK
Angel Arms
Coward-McCann
Poetry Collection. An attack on American life and its perceived decline.
Coward-McCann
Poetry Collection. An attack on American life and its perceived decline.
1935
LITWORK
Poems
Dynamo
Poetry collection.
Dynamo
Poetry collection.
1938
LITWORK
Dead Reckoning
Random House
Poetry Collection.
Random House
Poetry Collection.
1939
LITWORK
The Hospital
Ramdom House
Novel.
Ramdom House
Novel.
1940
LITWORK
Collected Poems
Random House
0404146619 / 978-0404146610
Poetry Collection.
Random House
0404146619 / 978-0404146610
Poetry Collection.
1940
LITWORK
"Collected Poems"
1941
LITWORK
Dagger of the Mind
Random House
Novel.
Random House
Novel.
1942
LITWORK
Clark Gifford's Body
Random House
Novel
Random House
Novel
1943
LITWORK
Afternoon of a Pawn Broker and Other Poems
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Poetry Collection.
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Poetry Collection.
1946
LITWORK
The Big Clock
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Crime Novel. American Noir. Twice made into a movie: "The Big Clock", 1948 and "No Way Out", 1987.
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Crime Novel. American Noir. Twice made into a movie: "The Big Clock", 1948 and "No Way Out", 1987.
1948
LITWORK
Stranger at Coney Island and Other Poems
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Poetry.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Poetry.
1951
LITWORK
Loneliest Girl in the World
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company
Novel.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company
Novel.
1954
LITWORK
The Generous Heart
Harcourt Brace
Novel.
Harcourt Brace
Novel.
1956
LITWORK
New and Selected Poems
Indiana University Press
0253157307 / 978-0253157300
Poetry Collection
Indiana University Press
0253157307 / 978-0253157300
Poetry Collection
1960
LITWORK
The Crozart Story
Doubleday and Company
Novel.
Doubleday and Company
Novel.
1961
DEATH
Kenneth Fearing died at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York, on June 26, 1961.
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