Arna Bontemps | |
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Born | Arna Wendell Bontemps October 13, 1902 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | June 4, 1973 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 71)
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Education | Pacific Union College |
Period | 1924–1973 |
Arna Wendell Bontemps (/bɒnˈtɒm/ bon-TOM[1]) (October 13, 1902 – June 4, 1973)[2] was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.