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William E. Barrett

William Edmund Barrett was born in New York City. He published his first poem at age 15. In 1916, he moved with his family to Denver, Colorado.

Barrett attended Manhattan College. In 1923, he became the Rocky Mountain advertising manager for Westinghouse. In 1925 he married Christine M. Rollman, with whom he had two children. In 1929 he left Westinghouse to become a writer. Starting in 1941, he worked as an aeronautics consultant with the Denver Public Library. He was a member of PEN, the Authors League of America, the National Press Club of Washington, D.C., and the Colorado Authors League.

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American writer (1900–1986)

Born 6 November 1900
Died 14 September 1986

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American writer (1900–1986)

Born 6 November 1900
Died 14 September 1986

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, History, Christianity, Paraguayan War, 1865-1870, 20th Century Fox, Adult, Aerial operations, Aeronautics, African Americans, Bibliography, Biography, Buddhists, Catholic, Catholocism, Christian, Classic, Commercial Aeronautics, Faith, Fiction (fictional works by one author), German, Historical, Inspirational, Library, Literature

Places

China, Paraguay, Germany (West), India

People

Elisa Alicia Lynch (1835-1886), Francisco Solano López (1827-1870), America, Angel, Edward J Galvin (1882-1956), Edward J. Galvin (1882-1956), Eliza Alicia Lynch, Francisco Lopez, Francisco Salano López (1827-1870), Gene Tierney, Germans, God, God. Humphrey Bogart, Homer Smith, Mother Maria, Paul VI Pope (1897-1978), Schmidt, William E. Barrett, Yaśodharā (Wife of Gautama Buddha), Yaśodharā wife of Gautama Buddha, Yaśōdharā (Wife of Gautama Buddha), Yaśōdharā wife of Gautama Buddha, nuns

Time

1811-1870

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 3, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
December 3, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed name to published name, removed alternate name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import