Charles Edward Eaton
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BornJune 25, 1916
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 2006 (aged 89)
OccupationPoet
Alma materHarvard University
Princeton University
Princeton University
Charles Edward Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1916 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2006 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Charles Edward Eaton (June 25, 1916 – March 23, 2006) was an American poet and professor.
He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936, studied at Princeton, and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Eaton served as Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942–1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh.
His papers are at the University of North Carolina.[1]
