George Sterling

George Sterling
Sterling shortly before his death in 1926[1]
Born	George Augustine Sterling III (1869-12-01)December 1, 1869 Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York City, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1926(1926-11-17) (aged 56) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer poet playwright
Spouse	Caroline E. Rand

George Sterling (December 1, 1869 – November 17, 1926) was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was considered a prominent poet and playwright and proponent of Bohemianism during the first quarter of the twentieth century. His work was admired by writers as diverse as Ambrose Bierce, Theodore Dreiser, Robinson Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, and Clark Ashton Smith. In addition, Sterling played a major role in the growth of the California cities of Oakland, Piedmont, and Carmel-by-the-Sea.