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Portrait of T. S. Eliot. Source and license are linked in the caption.

T. S. Eliot

Born
Active
Started 1915

US-British poet (1888–1965).

Quick Facts

Died
1965-01-04
Occupation
playwright · poet · essayist · literary critic · social critic · short story writer · university teacher · screenwriter · lyricist · children's writer · writer · Nobel Prize winner · bank teller
Citizenship
United States · United Kingdom · United Kingdom
Birthplace
St. Louis
Affiliation
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Membership
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · since 5 October 1947
Affiliation
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Affiliation
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Affiliation
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Affiliation
James Joyce Society
Membership
American Philosophical Society · since 1960

Relationships

T. S. Eliot is the child of Henry Ware Eliot and Charlotte Champe Stearns.

Spouses & partners

Family

Music & Artistry

Genres

  • poetry
  • literary criticism
  • essay
  • drama

Awards & Nominations

The Cocktail Party earned T. S. Eliot the Tony Award for Best Play in 9 April 1950. Cats earned T. S. Eliot the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical in 5 June 1983.

Date / resultAward / category
5 June 1983
Received		Tony Award for Best Original Score
Cats
5 June 1983
Received		Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Cats
1983
Nominated		Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics
1981
Received		Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
1981
Nominated		Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
1964
Received		Presidential Medal of Freedom
1959
Received		Emerson-Thoreau Medal
1952
Received		honorary doctor of the University of Rennes
1951
Received		doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
9 April 1950
Received		Tony Award for Best Play
The Cocktail Party
1948
Received		Nobel Prize in Literature
1948
Received		Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
1948
Nominated		Nobel Prize in Literature
1947
Nominated		Nobel Prize in Literature
1946
Nominated		Nobel Prize in Literature
1945
Nominated		Nobel Prize in Literature
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Received		Officer of the Legion of Honour
—
Received		Order of Merit
—
Received		Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

Works & Screen Credits

  • The Waste Land
  • Four Quartets
  • The Hollow Men
  • Ash Wednesday
  • CatsAward recognition · 5 June 1983
  • The Cocktail PartyAward recognition · 9 April 1950

Education

T. S. Eliot’s education and training.

  • University of Paris
  • Harvard University
  • Merton College
  • Milton Academy
  • Harvard College

Languages

Other languages

  • English

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q37767 ↗
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