Quick Facts About Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Born
- June 27, 1872
- Died
- February 9, 1906
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Writer
- Notable works
- The Sport of the Gods
- Known for
- Discovered, Lyrics of Lowly Life
- Spouse
- Alice Dunbar Nelson
About Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper, and served as president of his high school's literary society.
Biography source:
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