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Ogden Nash

Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New York Times "the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry." Wikipedia

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American poet

Born 19 August 1902
Died 19 May 1971

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  • Cover of: The Christmas that almost wasn't.

    First published in 1957 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The private dining room, and other new verses

    First published in 1953 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The cruise of the Aardvark.

    First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Girls are silly

    First published in 1962 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: There's always another windmill.

    First published in 1968 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Face Is Familiar: the selected verse of Ogden Nash

    First published in 1941 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1942 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    First published in 1938 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Candy is dandy: the best of Ogden Nash

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  • Cover of: Santa go home: a case history for parents.

    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The selected verse of Ogden Nash.

    First published in 1945 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The untold adventures of Santa Claus

    First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The moon is shining bright as day: an anthology of good-humored verse

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  • Cover of: The Private Dining Room

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Marriage Lines: Notes of a Student Husband

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  • Cover of: Everyone But Thee and Me

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  • Cover of: I Couldn't Help Laughing

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  • Cover of: Many Long Years Ago

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  • Cover of: Ave Ogden! Nash in Latin: poems

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The bad parents' garden of verse.: Illustrated by Reginald Birch.

    First published in 1936 — 2 editions
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American poet

Born 19 August 1902
Died 19 May 1971

Subjects

American Humorous poetry, American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, Children's fiction, Children's poetry, Humorous poetry, Children's poetry, American, Nonsense verses, American wit and humor, Baseball, Children's stories, Christmas, Humorous poetry, American, Juvenile literature, Juvenile poetry, Short stories, Translations into Latin, Alphabet books, American Detective and mystery stories, American Wit And Humour, Anecdotes, Animals, fiction, Animals, mythical, Baseball players

Places

New York, Paris, United States

People

Ogden Nash (1902-1971), Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster

Time

20th century

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  • Frederic Ogden Nash

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February 21, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Alternate name
February 21, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Bio, photo, links, full dates
February 21, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Added new photo
January 4, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import