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Henry Darger

1892 - 1973

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Henry Joseph Darger Jr. ( DAR-ghər; April 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973) was an American writer, novelist and artist who worked as a hospital custodian in Chicago, Illinois. He has become famous for his posthumously recovered 15,145-page manuscript for a fantasy novel titled In the Realms of the Unreal, along with several hundred drawings and watercolor illustrations for the story and two further works of literature. The visual subject matter of his work ranges from idyllic scenes in Edwardian interiors and tranquil flowered landscapes populated by children and fantastic creatures, to scenes of horrific terror and carnage depicting young children being tortured and massacred.: 106  Much of his artwork is mixed media with collage elements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Darger is the 3,198th most popular writer (down from 2,713th in 2019), the 4,621st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,442nd in 2019) and the 367th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Henry Darger ranks 3,198 out of 7,302. Before him are Gunnar Ekelöf, Phylarchus, Kosta Khetagurov, Yakov Perelman, Géza Gárdonyi, and Vincent Voiture. After him are René Huyghe, Janosch, Macropedius, Jan Luyken, Maria Wirtemberska, and António Ferreira.

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Among people born in 1892, Henry Darger ranks 155. Before him are Walter Krüger, Sayed Darwish, Alice Brady, Hugo Österman, Ahmad Javad, and James Forrestal. After him are Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Richard Huelsenbeck, Juana de Ibarbourou, Maximilian Fretter-Pico, Pierre Blanchar, and Emma Tillman. Among people deceased in 1973, Henry Darger ranks 140. Before him are Joe E. Brown, Alexander Vandegrift, Jim Croce, Oliver Macdonald, Théo Lefèvre, and István Kertész. After him are Carmine Gallone, Dean Corll, Eleazar López Contreras, Sergei Tumansky, Günther Pancke, and Paul Kletzki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Darger ranks 4,621 out of 20,380. Before him are John Stockton (1962), Gale Sondergaard (1899), Pat Flaherty (1926), Jill St. John (1940), Lester Germer (1896), and Luke Harper (1979). After him are Robert Taylor (1948), Elmore James (1918), Charles Fox Parham (1873), Peter Hyams (1943), Bill Irwin (1950), and Charles Martin Hall (1863).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Henry Darger ranks 367. Before him are Brian Herbert (1947), Robert Ressler (1937), Edward Gorey (1925), Andre Norton (1912), Robert Penn Warren (1905), and Robert Anderson (1917). After him are Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), E. E. Smith (1890), Amy Lowell (1874), Zora Neale Hurston (1891), Donna Tartt (1963), and John Zerzan (1943).

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