Carl Sandburg
- Writing
- January 6, 1878 · Galesburg, Illinois, USA
- July 22, 1967
Biography
Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920).
Known for
Filmography
- Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences · Self, Poem
- American Playhouse · Self, Story
- Lincoln · Novel
- NET Playhouse · Writer
- Sandburg, Yes! · Writer
- The Bell Telephone Hour · Self
- Small World · Self
- What's My Line? · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Is Everybody Listening? · Carl Sandburg
- Bomber: A Defense Report on Film · Director, Writer