Joy Gresham

(1915-1960)

American poet

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Helen Joy Davidman (18 April 1915 – 13 July 1960) was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty in 1935. For her book of poems, Letter to a Comrade, she won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in 1938 and the Russell Loines Award for Poetry in 1939. She was the author of several books, including two novels.

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Born	Helen Joy Davidman 18 April 1915 New York City, New York USA
Died	13 July 1960 (aged 45) Oxford, England UK
Zodiac	Aries
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William Lindsay Gresham 1909-1962 · American writer · m. 1942; div. 1954 info edit

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C.S. Lewis 1898-1963 · British writer, lay theologian and scholar · m. 1956 info edit

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David info 1st child with William Lindsay Gresham Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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Douglas Gresham info 2nd child with William Lindsay Gresham Male b. 10 Nov 1945 · Age: 79 · 1945- · American-British actor, biographer and film producer

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