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Stevie Smith
English poet and novelist (1902–1971)
For the Scottish footballer, see Stevie Smith (footballer).
Stevie Smith | |
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Smith in 1966 | |
| Born | (1902-09-20)20 September 1902 Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Died | 7 March 1971(1971-03-07) (aged 68) Ashburton, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Florence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist.
She won the Cholmondeley Award and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. A play, Stevie by Hugh Whitemore, based on her life, was adapted into a film starring Glenda Jackson.
Life
Stevie Smith, born Florence Margaret Smith in Kingston upon Hull, was the second daughter of Charles Ward Smith (1872-1949) and Ethel Rahel (1876-1919), daughter of successful maritime engineer John Spear.[1][2] She was called "Peggy" within her family, but acquired the name "Stevie" as a young woman when she was riding in the pa
