| − | '''Leon Edel''' (1907-1997)<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/08/books/leon-edel-89-prize-winning-biographer-of-henry-james-dies.html</ref> was an American author. His works include ''Henry James: A Life'' (5 volumes, 1953-1972), ''Bloomsbury, A House of Lions'' (1979), and ''Stuff of Sleep and Dreams'' (1982). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Henry James: A Life''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall, New York: 1991.</ref> | + | '''Leon Edel''' (1907-1997)<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/08/books/leon-edel-89-prize-winning-biographer-of-henry-james-dies.html</ref> was an American author. His works include ''Henry James: A Life'' (5 volumes, 1953-1972), ''Bloomsbury, A House of Lions'' (1979), and ''Stuff of Sleep and Dreams'' (1982). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Henry James: A Life''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall, New York: 1991.</ref><ref>http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/leon-edel</ref> He was born September 9, 1907, grew up in Canada, graduated from McGill University, met [[Edith Wharton]], researched Henry James obsessively, served in the army during World War Two, wrote an extensive biography of [[Henry James]], wrote biographies of [[Willa Cather]] and [[Henry David Thoreau]], and died September 5, 1997.<ref>"Edel, Leon." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> |