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William Stanley Merwin(1927-2019)

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William Stanley Merwin
William Stanley Merwin was born on 30 September 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Huckleberry Finn (1952), The Night in the Last Branches (2017) and Rumpelstiltskin (1951). He was married to Paula Schwartz, Dorothy Jeanne Ferry and Dido Milroy. He died on 15 March 2019 in Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, USA.
BornSeptember 30, 1927
DiedMarch 15, 2019(91)
BornSeptember 30, 1927
DiedMarch 15, 2019(91)
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Huckleberry Finn
TV Series
  • Writer(as W.S. Merwin)
The Night in the Last Branches
Short
  • Writer(as W.S. Merwin)
  • 2017
Rumpelstiltskin
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1951
Antique Sound
Short
  • Writer
  • 2014

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  • The Night in the Last Branches
    Short
    • loosely based on: The Last One
    • text adapted from: The Lice (as W.S. Merwin)
    • 2017
  • Antique Sound
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Huckleberry Finn
    TV Series
    • television adaptation (as W.S. Merwin)
    • 1952
  • Rumpelstiltskin
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1951

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  • Antique Sound
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 2014

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  • Alternative name
    • W.S. Merwin
  • Born
    • September 30, 1927
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2019
    • Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, USA
  • Spouses
      Paula Schwartz1983 - March 8, 2017 (her death)
  • Other works
    (October 4 to November 24, 1991) He translated Frederico Garcia Lorca's play, "Yerma," in The Arena Stage Theatre production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C. Tazewell Thompson was director.
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    Distinguished American poet, usually known as W.S. Merwin. As of 2010, he is Poet Laureate of the United States.

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