Carl Sandburg
Born: 1878-01-06 in Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Died: 1967-07-22
Known For: Writing
Biography
Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920).
Filmography
1982
- American Playhouse ... (Poem)
- Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences as Self (voice) (archive footage)
1974
- Lincoln ... (Book)
1966
- NET Playhouse ... (Writer)
1959
1958
- Small World as Self
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
- Is Everybody Listening? as Carl Sandburg
1941
- Bomber: A Defense Report on Film ... (Director)