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Bio

(1908-1990) Poet. Mary Oppen lived with her husband, George Oppen, in Brooklyn, New York.

Full Name

Mary Oppen

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline

1908

BIRTH

Mary Oppen was born Mary Colby in Kalispell, Montana, in 1908.

1960

RESIDENCE

George and Mary Oppen moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1960. They had lived in New York City at previous times.

1978

LITWORK

Meaning A Life: An Autobiography
Black Sparrow Press.

Autobiography.

1980

LITWORK

Poems & Transpositions
Montemora Foundation.

Collection of poetry.

1990

DEATH

Mary Oppen died at Alta Bates-Herrick Hospital in Berkeley, California, in 1990.

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