Stephen Vincent Benet
1898 - 1943
General Information
Bio
(1898-1943) Writer, poet. Stephen Vincent Benet lived at the Watervliet Arsenal during two separate periods. In 1998 the United States Postal Service issued its fifteenth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of Stephen Vincent Benet.
Full Name
Stephen Vincent Benet
Locations
Albany
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Benet lived at the Watervliet Arsenal during two separate periods. He was a graduate of The Albany Academy in Albany, New York.
1898
BIRTH
Stephen Vincent Benet was born in Fountain Hill, near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1898.
1915
LITWORK
Five Men And Pompey
Collection of verse.
Collection of verse.
1920
LITWORK
Heavens and Earth
Poetry.
Poetry.
1920
LITWORK
Heavens and Earth
Poetry.
Poetry.
1921
LITWORK
The Beginning Of Wisdom
Autobiographical novel.
Autobiographical novel.
1922
LITWORK
Young People's Pride
Novel.
Novel.
1923
LITWORK
Jean Huguenot
Novel.
Novel.
1926
LITWORK
Spanish Bayonet
Novel.
Novel.
1928
LITWORK
John Brown's Body
Poem; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1929.
Poem; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1929.
1931
LITWORK
Ballads And Poems
1933
LITWORK
A Book Of Americans
1934
LITWORK
James Shore's Daughter
Novel.
Novel.
1936
LITWORK
The Burning City
1937
LITWORK
The Devil And Daniel Webster
1937
LITWORK
The Headless Horseman
One-act play.
One-act play.
1937
LITWORK
Thirteen O'clock
Short story collection including "The Devil And Daniel Webster."
Short story collection including "The Devil And Daniel Webster."
1939
LITWORK
Tales Before Midnight
1943
DEATH
Stephen Vincent Benet died in New York City in 1943.
1943
LITWORK
Western Star
Posthumously published. Pulitzer Prize, 1944.
Posthumously published. Pulitzer Prize, 1944.
1943
INTERMENT
Stephen Vincent Benet is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Connecticut.
1946
LITWORK
The Last Circle
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