William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story Christmas Every Day, which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)
| Born | 1 March 1837 |
| Died | 11 May 1920 |
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William Dean Howells
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American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)
| Born | 1 March 1837 |
| Died | 11 May 1920 |
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- OLID: OL23681A
- GoodReads: 90553
- ISNI: 0000000122831540
- IMDb: nm1563077
- Library of Congress Names: n80002569
- LibriVox: 425
- MusicBrainz: dc052b39-95f4-44e3-992a-54184b1fda9b
- Project Gutenberg: 97
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): LO1V026132
- VIAF: 95191935
- Wikidata: Q526709
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q526709
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| November 16, 2025 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
| October 30, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| July 28, 2025 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| January 22, 2025 | Edited by David Nind | Added short bio (copied the lead from Wikipedia) |
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