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Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

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Sylvia Plath was born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to Otto and Aurelia Schoeber Plath, both professors. When Sylvia was eight, Otto died of complications from diabetes. Her mother struggled to give Sylvia and her younger brother every advantage of a superior education. Self-consciousness and anxiety... See full bio »

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in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 30) in London, England, UK
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???? The Bell Jar (novel) (pre-production)
 
2010 The Colossus (short) (writer)
 
1979 The Bell Jar (novel)
 
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2007 Above Ground (short) (inspired by)
 
1988 Hunter (TV series) (poem: Lady Lazarus - 1 episode)
– Dead on Target: Part 2 (1988) (poem: Lady Lazarus)
 
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2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Biography: : -- Sylvia Plath finds out her husband, Ted Hughes, is having an affair. Biography: : -- Sylvia Plath seals her fate when she bites fellow poet Ted Hughes on the cheek Biography: : -- Sylvia Plath takes her own life at age 30 on February 11, 1963
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Other Works:

Novel: "The Bell Jar", 1963. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | See more »

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

I much prefer doctors, midwives, lawyers, anything but writers. I think writers and artists are the most narcissistic people. See more »

Trivia:

Two children: Nicholas Hughes, a graduate of Oxford in zoology lives in Canada (as of 1999) and works as a marine biologist, and Frieda Hughes, who married Hungarian-born painter Laszlo Lukacs, paints and, like her mother, writes poetry. See more »

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Sivvy See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio