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that same year. The opera version of Benet's "The Devil and Daniel Webster" was created from 1937 through 1939, and its
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In 1920 and 1921, Benét was in France on a Yale traveling fellowship, where he met Rosemary Carr; the couple married in
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in English upon submission of his third volume of poetry in lieu of a thesis. He was also a part-time contributor to
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Member: Stephen Vincent Benet – Regular / Year Elected: 1929 / b. 1898 / d. 1943 / Gold Medal in Literature 1943
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selected his story "The King of the Cats", published in 1929, for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of
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Benét also wrote a sequel, "Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent", in which Daniel Webster encounters
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in November 1921. Carr was also a writer and poet, and they collaborated on some works.
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during his decade-long judgeship of the competition. He published the first volumes of
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led the Army Ordnance Corps from 1874 to 1891 as a brigadier general and served in the
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in New York City on March 13, 1943, at age 44. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in
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at Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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The Mountain Whippoorwill: How Hill-Billy Jim Won the Great Fiddler's Prize: A Poem.
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broadcast a special tribute to his life and works, which included a performance by
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Stephen Vincent Benét: The Life and Times of an American Man of Letters, 1898–1943
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Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1942–1943
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into the story "The Sobbin' Women". That story was adapted as the musical film
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The last two lines are used as an epigram at the beginning of Brown's book.
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was staged on Broadway in 1953 in a three-person dramatic reading featuring
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Around the age of ten, Benét was sent to the Hitchcock Military Academy in
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to create an opera of the work with Benét serving as librettist in 1937.
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Bronson, Francis W., Thomas Caldecott Chubb, and Cyril Hume, eds. (1922)
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Vol. 12, Micropaedia, 15th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. c. 1989
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takes its title from the final phrase of Benét's poem "American Names":
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His first book was published when he was aged 17, and he was awarded an
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Canby, Henry Seidel. "The 100 Outstanding Books of 1924–1944".
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Two years later, in 1931, he was awarded a fellowship by the
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served as the basis for a 1938 play adaptation of the work,
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Out of John Brown's strong sinews the tall skyscrapers grow,
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magazine's list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924–44.
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Five Men and Pompey, a series of dramatic portraits
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He wrote a book-length 715:I shall not be there. I shall rise and pass. 531:three times: in 1932, for his short stories 500:Smoky with sorrow, black with splendor, dyed 881:, 1936, includes 'Litany for Dictatorships' 605:Benét's gravesite at Evergreen Cemetery in 506:The genie we have raised to rule the earth, 469:In 1929, Benét was elected a member of the 327: 1737: 1723: 40: 2037:20th-century American short story writers 2022:20th-century American non-fiction writers 1983:Category The Saturday Evening Post people 1334: 1296:. Oxford reference library. p. 164. 1101:O'Halloran's Luck and Other Short Stories 737:The Drug-Shop, or, Endymion in Edmonstoun 492:Pillar of smoke by day and fire by night, 1555:The Drug-shop, Or Endymion in Edmonstoun 1268: 1227:The Yale Record Book of Verse: 1872–1922 847:The Litter of Rose Leaves: A Short Story 600: 512:The tireless serf already half a god -- 498:Hung with hard jewels of electric light, 444:Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition 430:award and, while living in Paris, wrote 416:magazine in the magazine's early years. 344:to James Walker Benét, a colonel in the 1660:Works by or about Stephen Vincent Benét 1587: 1569:Benét, Stephen Vincent (May 14, 1926). 1430: 1377:. American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1372:"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" 504:With metal suns, the engine-handed Age, 442:Benét helped solidify the place of the 1989: 1705:, with 169 library catalog records 1599: 1426: 1424: 1422: 1420: 1418: 1289: 885:The Magic of Poetry and the Poet's Art 773:The Ballad of William Sycamore: A Poem 711:"You may bury my body in Sussex grass, 502:Whiter than damask for a crystal bride 1718: 1694:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 1593:The Checklist of Fantastic Literature 1568: 1514: 478:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 383:, where he was "the power behind the 1604:. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1498:The Official Web Site of Helen Hayes 1364: 1347:American Academy of Arts and Letters 713:You may bury my tongue at Champmédy. 496:The whole enormous and rotating cage 471:American Academy of Arts and Letters 332:Benét was born on July 22, 1898, in 1656:, an essay by Stephen Vincent Benét 1415: 1269:Griffith, John (15 December 2022). 907:The Headless Horseman: one-act play 490:Rivet and girder, motor and dynamo, 165:(1954) (adapted from Benét's story 13: 2067:American people of Catalan descent 2017:20th-century American male writers 1009:, 1941, a screenplay written with 364:who later manufactured the French 14: 2108: 2092:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winners 2057:American male short story writers 2012:20th-century American journalists 1619: 1434:Douglas Moore: A Bio-bibliography 1331:, New Haven and London, pp. 23–53 1252:"History of Time Magazine Part 1" 1109:, 1945, a series of radio scripts 841:The Barefoot Saint: A Short Story 755:The Beginnings of Wisdom: A Novel 724: 1929: 1676: 1325:The Yale Younger Poets Anthology 1239:The New Encyclopædia Britannica, 787:, 1924, a play co-authored with 743:Young Adventure: A book of Poems 717:Bury my heart at Wounded Knee." 651:Benét adapted the Roman myth of 245: 2027:20th-century American novelists 1562: 1545: 1532: 1508: 1486: 1455: 1389: 873:James Shore's Daughter: A Novel 658:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 204: 162:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 21:Stephen Vincent Benét (general) 1684:Works by Stephen Vincent Benét 1669:Works by Stephen Vincent Benét 1645:Works by Stephen Vincent Benét 1635:Works by Stephen Vincent Benét 1626:Works by Stephen Vincent Benét 1515:Dupuy, Judy (April 19, 1943). 1317: 1262: 1244: 1232: 1219: 1198: 1190:. May 31, 1948. Archived from 1174: 1144: 940:The Ballad of the Duke's Mercy 640:. He was awarded a posthumous 620:, where he owned the historic 1: 1403:. Project Gutenberg Australia 1137: 1041:, edited by William A. Bacher 1035:Nightmare at Noon: Short Poem 761:Young People's Pride: A Novel 704:Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 543:Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing 299:, and for the short stories " 1600:Fenton, Charles A. (1978) . 1006:The Devil and Daniel Webster 947:The Devil and Daniel Webster 892:The Devil and Daniel Webster 653:the rape of the Sabine Women 550:The Devil and Daniel Webster 538:The Devil and Daniel Webster 301:The Devil and Daniel Webster 148:The Devil and Daniel Webster 7: 2032:20th-century American poets 1675:(public domain audiobooks) 1649:Project Gutenberg Australia 1073:These works were published 991:William Riley and the Fates 973:Freedom's Hard-Bought Thing 800:Tiger Joy: A Book of Poems 689:. The book was included in 334:Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania 303:", published in 1936, and " 69:Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania 10: 2113: 2062:American opera librettists 1581: 1431:McBride, Jerry L. (2011). 1182:"Milestones, May 31, 1948" 1131:From the Earth to the Moon 131:Poetry, short story, novel 18: 2047:American male journalists 1938: 1927: 1753: 1746:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1686:(public domain in Canada) 1654:"We Aren't Superstitious" 1462:Weicksel, Amanda (2001). 1439:Music Library Association 1089:Twenty Five Short Stories 627: 548:His fantasy short story " 518:—Stephen Vincent Benét, " 510:But servant-master still, 437: 393:, a fellow member of the 297:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 222: 214: 191: 185:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 178:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 173: 135: 127: 119: 100: 92: 75: 55: 39: 32: 2042:American fantasy writers 1794:Edwin Arlington Robinson 1776:Edwin Arlington Robinson 1758:Edwin Arlington Robinson 1558:. Yale University Press. 1039:The Treasury Star Parade 961:A Song of Three Soldiers 921:, 1937, an essay on the 900:By the Waters of Babylon 596: 350:grandfather and namesake 328:Early life and education 317:American Fantastic Tales 305:By the Waters of Babylon 155:By the Waters of Babylon 19:Not to be confused with 2082:Poets from Pennsylvania 2052:American male novelists 1764:Edna St. Vincent Millay 1528:. New York. p. 22. 1464:"Stephen Vincent Benét" 1271:"Stephen Vincent Benét" 1206:"Stephen Vincent Benét" 1169:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1152:"Stephen Vincent Benét" 919:We Aren't Superstitious 618:Stonington, Connecticut 607:Stonington, Connecticut 426:In 1926, he received a 307:", published in 1937. 2097:The Yale Record alumni 2087:O. 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(2004). 1113:The Bishop's Beggar 1085:, 1943 (unfinished) 1068:, 1942, a broadcast 1049:, 1942, a broadcast 975:, 1941, a broadcast 867:A Book of Americans 632:On April 17, 1943, 541:; and in 1940, for 1878:William Rose Benét 1824:Archibald MacLeish 1441:. pp. 24–28. 923:Salem Witch Trials 661:(1954), then as a 610: 340:region of eastern 312:Library of America 287:American Civil War 227:William Rose Benét 187:(1944, posthumous) 1979: 1978: 1630:Project Gutenberg 1571:"Spanish bayonet" 1504:on March 4, 2016. 1399:John Brown's Body 1323:Bradley, George. 1303:978-0-19-515653-9 1276:Poetry Foundation 1018:, 1942 (2 vols.) 950:, 1939, an opera 863:, 1915–1930, 1931 861:Ballads and Poems 834:John Brown's Body 749:Heavens and Earth 671:John Brown's Body 669:(1982). 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Index

Stephen Vincent Benét (general)
Vincent Bennett
Benét at Yale College in 1919
Yale College
Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania
New York City
Yale University
BA
MA
John Brown's Body
The Devil and Daniel Webster
By the Waters of Babylon
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
William Rose Benét
Laura Benét
/bəˈn/
bə-NAY
short story
narrative poem
American Civil War
John Brown's Body
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Devil and Daniel Webster
By the Waters of Babylon
Library of America
American Fantastic Tales
Peter Straub
Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania

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