Maxwell Geismar
American writer (1909–1979)
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Maxwell David Geismar (August 1, 1909 – July 1979) was an American writer, literary critic and biographer of Mark Twain.[1][2]
BornAugust 1, 1909
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 1979 (aged 69)
Genresliterary criticism and biography
Maxwell Geismar | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1909 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1979 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard University |
| Writing career | |
| Genres | literary criticism and biography |
| Notable work | Biography of Mark Twain |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1942) |
Geismar wrote the introduction to Forgive My Grief: Volume II by Penn Jones Jr., which critiqued the Warren Commission.[3] He also penned the introduction to Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice (1968).[4] A teacher at Sarah Lawrence College for many years, he signed "The Triple Revolution", sent to President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Writings
- Preface to Jones Jr., Penn (1967). Forgive My Grief: Volume II.
- Introduction to Cleaver, Eldridge (1968). Soul on Ice. A Delta Book.
