Maxwell Bodenheim
Maxwell Bodenheim | |
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Maxwell Bodenheim in 1919 | |
| Born | Maxwell Bodenheimer May 26, 1892 Hermanville, Mississippi, US |
| Died | February 6, 1954 (aged 61) Manhattan, New York City, US |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Poetry, novel |
| Spouse | Minna Schein (1918–1938); Grace Finan (1939–1950); Ruth Fagin (1952–1954) |
Maxwell "Bogey" Bodenheim (May 26, 1892 – February 6, 1954) was an American poet and novelist. A literary figure in Chicago, he later went to New York where he became known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians. His writing brought him international notoriety during the Jazz Age of the 1920s.