Joseph Moncure March

Joseph Moncure March
Joseph Moncure March
Born	July 27, 1899; New York City, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1977 (aged 77); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Poet; screenwriter; essayist; editor;
Education	DeWitt Clinton High School
Alma mater	Amherst College
Years active	1921–1964
Notable works	The Wild Party; The Set-Up;
Spouse	Cyra Thomas (m. 1921, divorced); Sue Wise (m. 1928, divorced); Peggy Prior (m. 1932);

Joseph Moncure March (July 27, 1899 – February 14, 1977) was an American poet, screenwriter, and essayist, best known for his long narrative poems The Wild Party and The Set-Up.^[1]^[2]

^ "Hell's Angels". The New York Times. 1930.
^ Art Spiegelman's prologue to the 1994 Spiegelman-illustrated reissue of The Wild Party. See Joseph Moncure March, The Wild Party: The Lost Classic by Joseph Moncure March, Pantheon Books (1994), pp. VI-VIII

[Obit-1] "Hell's Angels". The New York Times. 1930.

[2] Art Spiegelman's prologue to the 1994 Spiegelman-illustrated reissue of The Wild Party. See Joseph Moncure March, The Wild Party: The Lost Classic by Joseph Moncure March, Pantheon Books (1994), pp. VI-VIII

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Joseph Moncure March
Born	(1899-07-27)July 27, 1899 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1977(1977-02-14) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Poet screenwriter essayist editor
Education	DeWitt Clinton High School
Alma mater	Amherst College
Years active	1921–1964
Notable works	The Wild Party The Set-Up
Spouse	Cyra Thomas (m. 1921, divorced) Sue Wise (m. 1928, divorced) Peggy Prior (m. 1932)