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James Merrill

1926 - 1995

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James Ingram Merrill (March 3, 1926 – February 6, 1995) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover (published in three volumes from 1976 to 1980), which dominated his later career. Although most of his published work was poetry, he also wrote essays, fiction, and plays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. James Merrill is the 6,766th most popular writer (up from 6,820th in 2024), the 14,098th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,250th in 2019) and the 998th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Merrill ranks 6,766 out of 7,302. Before him are Miro Gavran, Edward Thomas, Toru Dutt, Nicholas Monsarrat, Màrius Serra, and Christopher Moore. After him are Durs Grünbein, Elena Chizhova, Nagaru Tanigawa, Arkady Babchenko, James K. Morrow, and Asko Parpola.

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Among people born in 1926, James Merrill ranks 550. Before him are Chuck Arnold, Lurleen Wallace, Pete Lovely, Narinder Singh Kapany, Art Bisch, and Hazel Court. After him are Bud Yorkin, Alex Groza, James M. Beggs, Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, and John Dingell. Among people deceased in 1995, James Merrill ranks 326. Before him are Harry Golombek, Albert Hackett, Charlie Rich, Andrea Fortunato, Odette Hallowes, and Paul Kipkoech. After him are Alex Groza, Paul Eddington, Genevieve Tobin, Oveta Culp Hobby, Kay Aldridge, and Gale Gordon.

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Among people born in United States, James Merrill ranks 14,102 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Pope (1952), Jerry Maren (1920), Craig L. Thomas (1933), Grace Abbott (1878), Christopher Moore (1957), and Vince Edwards (1928). After him are Sean Kinney (1966), Odell Beckham Jr. (1992), Erick Morillo (1971), Tank Abbott (1965), Jerry Nelson (1934), and DJ Ashba (1972).

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Among writers born in United States, James Merrill ranks 998. Before him are Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Sharon Olds (1942), Cecily von Ziegesar (1970), Countee Cullen (1903), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), and Christopher Moore (1957). After him are James K. Morrow (1947), Laurell K. Hamilton (1963), Paul Dini (1957), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Tracy Hickman (1955), and Dennis Prager (1948).

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