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Harold Bloom(1930-2019)

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Harold Bloom in Charlie Rose (1991)
Harold Bloom was born on 11 July 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Even Though the Whole World Is Burning (2014), Apparition of the Eternal Church (2006) and William Shakespeare (2000). He was married to Jeanne Gould. He died on 14 October 2019 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
BornJuly 11, 1930
DiedOctober 14, 2019(89)
BornJuly 11, 1930
DiedOctober 14, 2019(89)
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Known for

Stefan C. Schaefer and William Stanley Merwin in Even Though the Whole World Is Burning (2014)
Even Though the Whole World Is Burning
8.7
  • Self
  • 2014
Apparition of the Eternal Church
7.9
  • Self
  • 2006
William Shakespeare (2000)
William Shakespeare
8.3
  • Self - Author, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
  • 2000
W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree (2016)
W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree
  • Self
  • 2016

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  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
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    • advisory board
    • 2006

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  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • July 11, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 14, 2019
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jeanne Gould1958 - October 14, 2019 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Author: "The Western Canon: The Books and Schools for the Ages," New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
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    American literary scholar, critic and teacher, known for his studies on the 19th century Romantic poets and on William Shakespeare.
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    I am Zero Mostel.

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