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Arts & Literature
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1919–2021Yonkers, NYItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Beat poet
Biography
Beat poet; founded City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco; published Allen Ginsberg's Howl; born to Italian immigrant father. Founded City Lights Books (1953); published Howl and sparked the Beat Generation; lived to 101
Notable For
- Beat poet
- founded City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco
- published Allen Ginsberg's Howl
- born to Italian immigrant father
Honors & Recognition
- Founded City Lights Books (1953)
- published Howl and sparked the Beat Generation
- lived to 101
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Arts & Literature
- Specialty
- Literature/Poetry
- Years
- 1919–2021
- Birth Place
- Yonkers, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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