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Stephen Vincent Benét

American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)
Person human Q1348138
Stephen Vincent Benét
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
July 22, 1898
Date of death
March 13, 1943
Place of birth
Fountain Hill
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
screenwriter, poet, novelist, writer, journalist
Educated at
Yale University, The Albany Academy[15][16]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, O. Henry Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[20][21][22]
Notable work
The Devil and Daniel Webster, By the Waters of Babylon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers[17][18][19]
Father
James Walker Benét[11]
Mother
Frances Rose Benét[12]
Spouse
Rosemary Benét[13]
Sibling
William Rose Benét
Genre
speculative fiction[27]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired, part of the copyrights on oeuvre has expired
Family name
Benét[29]
Given name
Stephen, Vincent[30][31]
Has works in the collection
Ackland Art Museum
Manner of death
natural causes[32]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Century Association, American Academy of Arts and Letters[23][24][25]
Show all 28 facts +4
Name in native language
Stephen Vincent Benét[34]
P14750
65BE-0817-FD6D-1C42-2168
Place of burial
Stonington Cemetery[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 133
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AllMovie person ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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American National Biography ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BabelNet ID
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Ben Yehuda author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
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Discogs artist ID
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EGAXA ID
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Elonet person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Fandango person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Hoopla artist ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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LTit person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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LibriVox author ID
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LiederNet author ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3875991
Open Library ID
OL25965A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
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Poetry Foundation ID
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Poets.org poet ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Regensburg Classification
HU 3128
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
156233
TMDB person ID
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The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
354
Topic's main category
Category:Stephen Vincent Benét
Treccani ID
stephen-vincent-benet
Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/335719
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
10349
WikiTree person ID
Benét-8
Wolfram Language entity code
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10864263-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Worlds Without End author ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, O. Henry Award
Occupation 5
writer, poet, journalist, screenwriter, novelist
Films written 2
The Devil and Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln
Given name 2
Vincent, Stephen
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale University
Genre 1
speculative fiction
Has works in the collection 1
Ackland Art Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Notable work 1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Place of birth 1
Fountain Hill
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
William Rose Benét
Siblings 1
William Rose Benét
Works by author 1
John Brown's Body
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
Shortcut to Happiness
← FactGrid item ID 1
Oosternieland
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Summary

Stephen Vincent Benét was born on July 22, 1898[1], in Fountain Hill[2]. He died on March 13, 1943[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], poet[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include John Brown's Body[35], a literary work[36].

FAQs

Where was Stephen Vincent Benét born?

Stephen Vincent Benét was born in Fountain Hill[2].

Where did Stephen Vincent Benét die?

Stephen Vincent Benét died in New York City[4].

Who were Stephen Vincent Benét's parents?

Stephen Vincent Benét's father was James Walker Benét[11]. Stephen Vincent Benét's mother was Frances Rose Benét[12].

Who was Stephen Vincent Benét married to?

Stephen Vincent Benét's spouses include Rosemary Benét[13].

What did Stephen Vincent Benét do for work?

Stephen Vincent Benét worked as a screenwriter[5], poet[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

Where did Stephen Vincent Benét go to school?

Stephen Vincent Benét was educated at Yale University[15] and The Albany Academy[16].

What awards did Stephen Vincent Benét receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20], Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[21], and O. Henry Award[22].

Related Entities

New York City Seven Brides for Seven Brothers United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . cather.unl.edu. cather.unl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . babel.hathitrust.org. babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Mother → Frances Rose Benét
    Has works in the collection → Ackland Art Museum
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