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15th February 1880 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Joseph Hergesheimer (February 15, 1880 – April 25, 1954) was a prominent American writer of the early 20th century known for his naturalistic novels of decadent life amongst the very wealthy.
Hergesheimer was born in Philadelphia and initially studied as a painter but quickly turned to writing. He established an early reputation with his first novel The Lay Anthony in 1914. His best-known novel, Three Black Pennys, followed in 1917, and chronicled the fictional life of three generations in a wealthy mining family. Hergesheimer also received critical recognition for his novels Java Head (1919) and Balisand (1924).
Hergesheimer died in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
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