Richard Wright
American novelist and poet (1908–1960)
Also known as Richard Nathaniel Wright
- Born
- September 4, 1908
12
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
- September 4, 1908
- Died
- November 28, 1960
12
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
- November 28, 1960
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- poet
- , novelist
- , autobiographer
- +3 more
- Education
- Spouse
- Ellen Poplar Wright
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Sources- 1.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/richard-wrightRetrieved 2026-06-10
- Ellen Poplar Wright
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- Sex or gender
- male
2
Sources- 1.afroasian.mediaplaygrounds.co.uk/
- 2.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-08-29
- male
- Place of burial
- Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise catalog code: 848 · commons category: Grave of Wright (Père-Lachaise, division 87)
- Grave of Wright
- Awards
- Spingarn Medal(1941)
- Guggenheim Fellowship(1938)
1
- Birth name
- Richard Nathan Paul Wright
- Member of political party
- Communist Party of the United States of America(1933–1945)
1
Sources- 1.books.google.es/books?id=6gbQHxb_P0QC&pg=PA469Retrieved 2017-12-21
- Communist Party of the United States of America(1933–1945)
- Given name
- Richard
2
Sources- 1.Stated in International Standard Name IdentifierRetrieved 2015-07-21
- 2.Stated in LIBRISRetrieved 2018-08-24
- Richard
- Field of work
- creative and professional writing
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- prose
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- short story
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- poetry
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- non-fiction literature
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- creative and professional writing
On other databases
134 identifiers linking Richard Wright across the web's reference databases
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