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Glenway Wescott

(1901-1987)
American poet, novelist and essayist
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Glenway Wescott (April 11, 1901 – February 22, 1987) was an American poet, novelist and essayist. A figure of the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s, Wescott was openly gay. His relationship with longtime companion Monroe Wheeler lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death.

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Born Glenway Wescott
11 April 1901
Kewaskum, Wisconsin, USA
Died
22 February 1987 (aged 85)
Rosemont, New Jersey, US
Zodiac Aries
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