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Author, poet and composer, educated at Oxford University, and a US citizen in 1946. He co-authored the verse plays: "The Dog Beneath the Skin", "The Ascent of F6", and "On the Frontier". His poetry volumes include: "Double Man". "The Shield of Achilles" (National Book Award), "For the Time Being"' "Collected Shorter Poems"... See full bio »

Born:

Wystan Hugh Auden
February 21, 1907 in York, England, UK

Died:

September 29, 1973 (age 66) in Vienna, Austria

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Known For

Night Mail

Night Mail (1936)

The Rake's Progress, a Fable

The Rake's Progress, a Fable (1979)

Coal Face

Coal Face (1935)

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress (1995)

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Writer (14 titles)

2007 The Sunday Programme (TV series)

– Episode dated 25 February 2007 (2007) (extracts)

– Episode dated 18 February 2007 (2007) (extracts)

1998 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)

– New York City Opera: Paul Bunyan (1998) (libretto)

1995 The Rake's Progress (TV movie) (libretto)

1979 The Rake's Progress, a Fable (TV movie) (libretto)

1973 Full House (TV series)

– Episode dated 7 April 1973 (1973) (poems)

1967 Inzwischen (TV movie) (oratorium "For the Time Being")

1962 Runner (documentary short)

1956 NBC Television Opera Theatre (TV series)

– The Magic Flute (1956) (dialogue: English translation)

1938 The Ascent of F6 (TV movie)

1938 God's Chillun (documentary short)

1936 The Way to the Sea (short) (commentary)

1936 Night Mail (documentary short)

1935 Beside the Seaside (documentary short)

1935 Coal Face (documentary short) (poem)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote the foreword for "Some Trees", a book of poetry by John Ashbery. See more »

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4 Print Biographies | 1 Article | See more »

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"] If someone dislikes it, I shall never trust their literary judgment about anything again. See more »

Trivia:

He was a long-time friend and frequent correspondent of J.R.R. Tolkien (although they rarely saw each other). See more »

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