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'''Stephen Vincent Benét''' (1898-1943) was an American author. His works include ''John Brown’s Body'' (1928), ''Ballads and Poems, 1915-30'' (1931), ''Thirteen O’Clock'' (1937), and ''Western Star'' (1943). He won Pulitzer Prizes for ''John Brown’s Body'' and ''Western Star''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.</ref>
'''Stephen Vincent Benét''' (1898-1943) was an American author. His works include ''John Brown’s Body'' (1928), ''Ballads and Poems, 1915-30'' (1931), ''Thirteen O’Clock'' (1937), and ''Western Star'' (1943). He won Pulitzer Prizes for ''John Brown’s Body'' and ''Western Star''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.</ref>
==Life and Works==
Benét was born July 22, 1898.<ref>http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Benet__Stephen_Vincent.html</ref> He and his brother [[William Rose Benét|William]] were raised in various military homes, as their father traveled frequently, and it was there he developed an interest in [[Joseph Conrad]], [[Rudyard Kipling]], and [[G.K. Chesterton]].<ref>https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/stephen-vincent-benet</ref> By the time he attended [[Yale University]] in 1915, he had already published ''Five Man and Pompey'', a collection of dramatic monologues, and published a novel, ''The Beginning of Wisdom'' (1921) upon his received a master of arts degree.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/stephen-vincent-benet</ref> During the Roaring Twenties, he was best known for his short magazine articles about small town life, though sometimes he though they were substandard.<ref>http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/116643.html</ref> He published a few novels during the time, including ''Spanish Bayonet'' (1926), set in colonial Florida, but ''John Brown's Body'' was the one that established him as a famous novelist.<ref>https://www.poemhunter.com/stephen-vincent-benet/biography/</ref> He continued to publish short stories and novels, including the well-known "The Devil and Daniel Webster," a play set in 19th century America in which [[Daniel Webster]] saves a man from fulfilling his deal with the [[devil]].<ref>"Benét, Stephen Vincent." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>He died March 13, 1943 in New York City of a heart attack.<ref>https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/stephen-vincent-ben%C3%A9t</ref>
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