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Stevie Smith

1902 - 1971

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Florence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist. She won the Cholmondeley Award and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Stevie, a play by Hugh Whitemore based on her life, was adapted into a film starring Glenda Jackson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stevie Smith is the 6,786th most popular writer (down from 6,777th in 2019), the 6,413th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,257th in 2019) and the 708th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Stevie Smith ranks 6,786 out of 7,302. Before her are Michael Arndt, Calixthe Beyala, Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, and Terrence McNally. After her are Deborah Ellis, Allen Tate, Tom Kapinos, Marius von Mayenburg, Carol Ann Duffy, and Stephen Chbosky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Stevie Smith ranks 339. Before her are Eddie Shore, Mary Nolan, Guy Lombardo, Louise Beavers, Ogden Nash, and Gertrude Short. After her are Meredith Willson, Isidoro Sota, Stepin Fetchit, Irene Ryan, Frances Bavier, and Lyle Talbot. Among people deceased in 1971, Stevie Smith ranks 254. Before her are Ricardo J. Alfaro, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ogden Nash, Edmund Lowe, Leonard Jimmie Savage, and Raymond Hatton. After her are Richmond Landon, and Bert Roach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stevie Smith ranks 6,415 out of 8,785. Before her are David Miliband (1965), David Mackenzie (1966), Grant Morrison (1960), R. D. Blackmore (1825), Laura Kenny (1992), and Danny Drinkwater (1990). After her are Emily Beecham (1984), Wilf Mannion (1918), Miguel Sapochnik (1974), Jacqueline Hill (1929), Kevin Doyle (1960), and Jack Kelsey (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Stevie Smith ranks 708. Before her are Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Alison Weir (1951), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Jasper Fforde (1961), Grant Morrison (1960), and R. D. Blackmore (1825). After her are Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Louis MacNeice (1907), Peter Morgan (1963), Al Alvarez (1929), Kate Mosse (1961), and Heston Blumenthal (1966).

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