Stephen Vincent Benet

About

An American novelist, poet, and short story writer, he is best known for John Brown's Body, a book-length narrative poem about the American Civil War. His popular short stories include The Devil and Daniel Webster and By the Waters of Babylon.

Before Fame

After graduating from The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, he attended Yale University, where he edited the campus humor magazine.

Trivia

His famous work, John Brown's Body, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929.

Family Life

With his wife, Rosemary Carr, he had two daughters and a son.

Associated With

While working for Yale University Press, Benet published the early work of James Agee.