1. Louis Untermeyer was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor.
13 Facts About Louis Untermeyer
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Louis Untermeyer was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
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Louis Untermeyer initially joined his father's firm as a designer, rising to the rank of vice president, before resigning from the firm in 1923 to devote himself to literary pursuits.
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Louis Untermeyer married Jean Starr in January 1907, and their son Richard was born in December of that year.
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Louis Untermeyer married the poet Virginia Moore in 1927; their son, John Moore Untermeyer, was renamed John Fitzallen Moore after a painful 1929 divorce.
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Louis Untermeyer was known for his wit and his love of puns.
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Louis Untermeyer was a co-founder, in 1916, of The Seven Arts, a poetry magazine that is credited for introducing many new poets, including Robert Frost, who became Untermeyer's long-term friend and correspondent.
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Louis Untermeyer was named during the hearings by the House Committee on Un-American Activities investigating communist subversion.
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Louis Untermeyer's exit led to Bennett Cerf becoming a permanent member of the program.
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The controversy surrounding Louis Untermeyer led to him being blacklisted by the television industry.
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Louis Untermeyer was the author or editor of close to 100 books, from 1911 until his death.
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Louis Untermeyer lectured on literature for many years, both in the US and other countries.
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Louis Untermeyer served as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1961 until 1963.