Carl Sandburg

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1878-01-06

Deathday 1967-07-22 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Galesburg, Illinois, USA

Carl Sandburg

Biography

Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920).

Known For

Writer

1974
Lincoln

as Book

1959
Sandburg, Yes!

as Writer

Actor

1982
Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1947
Is Everybody Listening?

as Carl Sandburg

Director