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Maxwell Bodenheim | |
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Born | Maxwell Bodenheimer May 26, 1892 Hermanville, Mississippi, US |
Died | February 6, 1954 Manhattan, New York City, US | (aged 61)
Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Poetry, novel |
Spouse | Minna Schein (1918–1938); Grace Finan (1939–1950); Ruth Fagin (1952–1954) |
Maxwell "Bogey" Bodenheim (May 26, 1892 – February 6, 1954) was an American poet and novelist. A literary figure in Chicago, he later went to New York where he became known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians. His writing brought him international notoriety during the Jazz Age of the 1920s.