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, Le naufrage de l'Hespérus (1948) and Le forgeron du village (1922). He was married to Frances Elizabeth Appleton and Mary Storer Potter. He died on 24 March 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for

Temple of Our Fathers

Temple of Our Fathers

Writer

Patricia Barry, Edgar Buchanan, and Willard Parker in Le naufrage de l'Hespérus (1948)

Le naufrage de l'Hespérus

6.8

Writer

1948

David Butler, Mark Fenton, Francis Ford, George Hackathorne, Tully Marshall, Lon Poff, Virginia Valli, Will Walling, and Ralph Yearsley in Le forgeron du village (1922)

Le forgeron du village

5.3

Writer

1922

Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)

Shirley Temple's Storybook

7.3

TV Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

A Poem Is...
6.4
TV Series
- poem
- 2011
Snowflakes
Short
- Writer
- 2011
War is Kind: Poetry of the Civil War
Video
- poetry written by
- 1999
Song of Hiawatha
5.8
- poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
- 1997
Wishbone
8.2
TV Series
- based on the book by
- 1997
Dýmka míru
Short
- poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
- 1988
Hiawatha
7.1
TV Movie
- poem
- 1988
Hiawatha
TV Movie
- book
- 1984
The Legend of Hiawatha
6.0
TV Movie
- poem
- 1983
Festival of Family Classics
7.4
TV Series
- poem
- 1972
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.3
TV Series
- poem
- 1958
Matinee Theater
6.7
TV Series
- story
- 1955
The Courtship of Miles Standish
TV Movie
- poem
- 1953
Omnibus
8.2
TV Series
- poem (segment "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere")
- 1953
Hiawatha
6.2
- poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
- 1952

Soundtrack

Civil Christmas
4.1
- writer: "I Heard the Bells"
- 2024
Nightmare Alley
7.0
- writer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 2021
Den tid på året
6.2
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- music: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 2018
Noël avec ma fille
5.9
TV Movie
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (uncredited)
- 2017
American Horror Story
7.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day" (uncredited)
- 2012
Prabhat Nagari - Film 1
9.4
Short
- writer: "A Psalm of Life"
- 2012
Fireplace for your Home: Christmas Music
7.4
- writer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (uncredited)
- 2010
Le noël des Muppets
8.1
TV Movie
- writer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 1987
Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry
TV Special
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 1979
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
6.5
TV Short
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 1976
La famille des collines
7.6
TV Series
- lyrics: "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (uncredited)
- 1976
The Tiny Tree
8.0
TV Movie
- lyrics: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
- 1975
Time Flies
5.5
- lyrics: "Excelsior" (uncredited)
- 1944
Kipps
6.5
- lyrics: "Excelsior" (uncredited)
- 1941
Kunku
7.0
- Soundtrack ("In the Worlds")
- 1937

Personal details

Official site
- Maine Historical Society Longfellow site
Born
- February 27, 1807
- Portland, Maine, USA
Died
- March 24, 1882
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Spouses
Other works
Poem: "The Wreck Of The Hesperus". NOTE: Filmed as The Wreck of the Hesperus (1944), Le naufrage de l'Hespérus (1948), The Wreck of the Hesperus (1926), The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
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Did you know

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!

FAQ

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When did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow die?
March 24, 1882
How old was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he died?
75 years old
Where did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow die?
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
When was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born?
February 27, 1807
Where was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born?
Portland, Maine, USA

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