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Alan Ansen

(1922-2006)
American poet/playwright/associate:Beat Generation writers
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Alan Ansen (January 23, 1922 – November 12, 2006) was an American poet, playwright, and associate of Beat Generation writers. He was a widely read scholar who knew many languages. Ansen grew up on Long Island and was educated at Harvard. He worked as W. H. Auden's secretary and research assistant in 1948-49; he was the main author of the chronological tables in Auden's The Portable Greek Reader and Poets of the English Language.

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23 January 1922
Died
12 November 2006 (aged 84)
Athens, Greece
Zodiac Aquarius
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