Maxwell Geismar
American writer (1909–1979)
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Born | August 1, 1909 (1909-08) New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 24, 1979 (1979-07-25) (aged 69) Harrison, New York |
Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard University |
Genre | literary criticism and biography |
Notable works | Biography of Mark Twain |
Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1942) |
Maxwell David Geismar (August 1, 1909 – July 1979) was an American writer, literary critic, and biographer.
He wrote a biography of Mark Twain.[1][2] He penned the introduction to Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice.[3]
Geismar taught at Sarah Lawrence College for many years. He signed the Triple Revolution statement sent to President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
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