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Kenneth Fearing

Poet and novelist
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Kenneth Fearing
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 28, 1902
Date of death
June 26, 1961, July 26, 1961[7]
Place of birth
Oak Park
Place of death
Upper East Side
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
novelist, poet
Educated at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin–Madison[11][12]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship (1936, 1939)[14]
Notable work
The Big Clock[13]
Spouse
Nan Lurie (1945–1952)[9]
Genre
crime literature[16]
Cause of death
melanoma[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Archives at
University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries[17]
Depicted by
Kenneth Fearing[22]
Family name
Fearing[19]
Given name
Kenneth[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Place of burial
Forest Home Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kenneth Fearing en Kenneth Flexner Fearing cs Kenneth Flexner es Kenneth Flexner Fearing ja ケネス・フィアリング ko 케네스 피어링 ru Кеннет Феринг ru Феринг, Кеннет
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000108761072
VIAF cluster ID
19677275
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50001146
GND ID
11926918X
AbART person ID
26456
American National Biography ID
1600528
BIBSYS ID
90869191
Babelio author ID
313649
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119024562
CBDB.cz author ID
77194
CINE21 person ID
31180
CONOR.SI ID
255986019
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791736897408
DDB person (GND) ID
11926918X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
36236
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
fearing_kenneth
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Kenneth-Fearing
FAST ID
223
FES digital collections entity ID
373556
Fandango person ID
200964
Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
kenneth-fearing
ISFDB author ID
99609
IdRef ID
026860554
Illinois Center for the Book author ID
6472
J9U entity ID
987007463314605171
MAPS poet ID
kenneth-fearing
Movie Walker Press person ID
10871
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06087373
NDL Authority ID
00466343
NL CR AUT ID
xx0064010
NLA Trove people ID
820004
NNDB people ID
933/000206315
NUKAT ID
n2005145859
National Library of Greece ID
129200
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810689995705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX922019
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074139622
NooSFere author ID
-50,160
Open Library ID
OL727617A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095812740
Poetry Foundation ID
kenneth-fearing
Poets.org poet ID
kenneth-fearing
Prabook ID
3759341, 1079120
SBN author ID
TO0V166308
SNAC ARK ID
w6qf8vc4
SVKKL authority ID
0248172-Fearing-Kenneth-19021961
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1494
WikiTree person ID
Fearing-79
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/88671667-11e4-4895-a116-9c65053fe979
ČSFD person ID
325422

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship
Educated at 2
University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Occupation 2
poet, novelist
← After a work by 2
No Way Out, The Big Clock
Cause of death 1
melanoma
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Fearing
Genre 1
crime literature
Given name 1
Kenneth
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Oak Park
Place of burial 1
Forest Home Cemetery
Place of death 1
Upper East Side
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kenneth Fearing was born on July 28, 1902[1], in Oak Park[2]. He died on June 26, 1961[3], in Upper East Side[4]. He worked as a novelist[5] and poet[6].

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Fearing born?

Kenneth Fearing's place of birth was Oak Park[2].

Where did Kenneth Fearing die?

Kenneth Fearing died in Upper East Side[4].

Who was Kenneth Fearing married to?

Kenneth Fearing's spouses include Nan Lurie[9].

What did Kenneth Fearing do for work?

Kenneth Fearing worked as a novelist[5] and poet[6].

Where did Kenneth Fearing go to school?

Kenneth Fearing was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[12].

What awards did Kenneth Fearing receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Related Entities

United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . library.wisc.edu. library.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 31180
    "Changed [ko] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42305"
  2. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 373556
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 373556, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0248172-Fearing-Kenneth-19021961
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0248172-Fearing-Kenneth-19021961, batch #259496"
  4. 28w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicted by → Kenneth Fearing
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Award received → Guggenheim Fellowship
    Genre → crime literature
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 1079120, batch #257026"
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