Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet (1892-1950) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She also wrote prose under the pseudonym Nancy Boyd.
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1950Died19 October 19501949Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1943Robert Frost MedalAward1923Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1892Born22 February 1892
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Millay photographed by Arnold Genthe in 1914 in Mamaroneck, New York[8]
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Millay, c. 1920
Main house at Steepletop, where Millay spent the last 25 years of her life
Millay in 1930
Millay and Boissevain's gravestone at Steepletop
Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait (undated, likely c. 1914-1915)Awards
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Lived 1892 to 1950 · aged 58
