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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on 27 February 1807 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was a writer, known for Temple of Our Fathers, The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) and The Village Blacksmith (1922). He was previously married to Frances Elizabeth Appleton and Mary Storer Potter. He died on 24 March 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1807
DiedMarch 24, 1882(75)
BornFebruary 27, 1807
DiedMarch 24, 1882(75)
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Known for:

Temple of Our Fathers
Temple of Our Fathers
  • Writer
    Patricia Barry, Edgar Buchanan, and Willard Parker in The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)
    The Wreck of the Hesperus
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1948
    David Butler, Mark Fenton, Francis Ford, George Hackathorne, Tully Marshall, Lon Poff, Virginia Valli, Will Walling, and Ralph Yearsley in The Village Blacksmith (1922)
    The Village Blacksmith
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1922
    Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Temple of Our Fathers
      • written by
      • In Development
    • Snowflakes
      • Writer
      • Short
      • 2011
    • War is Kind: Poetry of the Civil War (1999)
      War is Kind: Poetry of the Civil War
      • poetry written by
      • Video
      • 1999
    • Graham Greene and Litefoot in Song of Hiawatha (1997)
      Song of Hiawatha
      • poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
      • 1997
    • Dýmka míru
      • poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
      • Short
      • 1988
    • The Legend of Hiawatha (1983)
      Hiawatha
      • poem
      • TV Movie
      • 1988
    • Hiawatha (1984)
      Hiawatha
      • book
      • TV Movie
      • 1984
    • The Legend of Hiawatha (1983)
      The Legend of Hiawatha
      • poem
      • TV Movie
      • 1983
    • Festival of Family Classics (1972)
      Festival of Family Classics
      • poem
      • TV Series
      • 1972
    • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
      Shirley Temple's Storybook
      • poem
      • TV Series
      • 1958
    • Matinee Theater (1955)
      Matinee Theater
      • story
      • TV Series
      • 1955
    • The Courtship of Miles Standish
      • poem
      • TV Movie
      • 1953
    • Omnibus (1952)
      Omnibus
      • poem (segment Midnight Ride of Paul Revere)
      • TV Series
      • 1953
    • Hiawatha (1952)
      Hiawatha
      • poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
      • 1952
    • Patricia Barry, Edgar Buchanan, and Willard Parker in The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)
      The Wreck of the Hesperus
      • based on a poem by
      • 1948
    • The Wreck of the Hesperus (1944)
      The Wreck of the Hesperus
      • poem
      • Short
      • 1944

    Soundtrack

    • Den tid på året (2018)
      Den tid på året
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • music: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • 2018
    • Kelli Williams, Jonathan Scarfe, Pippa Mackie, and Kayla Wallace in Christmas Solo (2017)
      Christmas Solo
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (uncredited)
      • TV Movie
      • 2017
    • American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day" (uncredited)
      • TV Series
      • 2012
    • Prabhat Nagari - Film 1 (2012)
      Prabhat Nagari - Film 1
      • writer: "A Psalm of Life"
      • Short
      • 2012
    • Fireplace for your Home: Christmas Music (2010)
      Fireplace for your Home: Christmas Music
      • writer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Frank Oz and Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
      A Muppet Family Christmas
      • writer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • TV Movie
      • 1987
    • Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • TV Special
      • 1979
    • The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976)
      The Little Drummer Boy Book II
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • TV Movie
      • 1976
    • The Waltons (1972)
      The Waltons
      • lyrics: "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (uncredited)
      • TV Series
      • 1976
    • The Tiny Tree (1975)
      The Tiny Tree
      • lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
      • TV Movie
      • 1975
    • Time Flies (1944)
      Time Flies
      • lyrics: "Excelsior" (uncredited)
      • 1944
    • Duniya Na Mane (1938)
      Duniya Na Mane
      • Soundtrack ("In the Worlds")
      • 1938
    • A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
      A Star Fell from Heaven
      • lyrics: "Excelsior"
      • 1936
    • John T. Murray and Vivien Oakland in Satires (1929)
      Satires
      • lyrics: "Exelsior" (uncredited)
      • Short
      • 1929

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Maine Historical Society Longfellow site
    • Born
      • February 27, 1807
      • Portland, Maine, USA
    • Died
      • March 24, 1882
      • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouses
        Frances Elizabeth Appleton1843 - 1861 (her death, 6 children)
    • Other works
      Poem: "The Wreck Of The Hesperus". NOTE: Filmed as The Wreck of the Hesperus (1944), The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948), The Wreck of the Hesperus (1926), The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 3 Portrayals
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Pictured on the 1¢ US postage stamp in the Famous American/Poets series, issued 16 February 1940.
    • Quotes
      O star of morning and of liberty!

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