biography of ogden nash

Biography of Ogden Nash Fredric Ogden Nash was an American humorist who lived from 1902 to 1971. He was born in 1902 in Rye, New York, where he grew up with well educated parents. Microsoft Encarta 95 said that his parents names were Edmund Strudwick Nash and Mattie Nash. During his childhood years, Nash was educated at several private schools. At these schools, he enjoyed writing his own comical and dram atic free verse poems. After graduating out of grammar school, Nash moved on to one of the best private high schools in the east: St. George's in Newport, Rhode Island. Movin g on in his life, he enrolled at Harvard at the age of 18 (from 1920-1921). Contemporary American Poets stated that Nash then took a job in the editorial and publicity department at the Doubleday and Doran Publishing Company. He worked very hard at this position, moving up the "executive" ladder very quickly. In only 5 years of work, he became a well-known editor around the publishing business. Nash then realized that his name was known all over the publishing companies; and he started to compose works of free verse. Mindscape Complete Reference Library CD stated that 1931 was the greate st year of Nash's life. In June, he married Frances Rider Leonard of Baltimore, Maryland. Also in 1931, he published two books of free verse: "Hard Lines" and "Free Wheeling." Contemporary American Poets made an interesting statement on these first two books by Nash: "These two books show poetry of remarkable freedom of scansion (rhythm pattern) and uncoventional feelings of thoughts." Contemporary American Poets showed clearly that Nash "paved" the way for authors of free verse with absolutely no pattern. After working on other poetry books such as Happy Days (1933), The Bad Parent's Garden of Verse (1936), and I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938), Nash ret ired from his job at Doubleday to focus all of his time on writing free verse. He we nt on to write many poems, all being free verse. Some were serious, but most of them were humorous. Other examples of his collections include: Good Intentions (194 2), Versus (1949), Family Reunion (1950), Parents Keep Out (1951), The Moon Is Shining Bright as Day (1953), The Private Dining Room (1953), You Can't Get There from Here (1957), Everyone but Thee and Me (1962), Marriage Lines (1964), Cruise of the Aardvark (1967), There's Always Another Windmill (1968), a nd Bed Riddance (1968). Contemporary American Poets also said that Nash appeared in a dozen periodicals and in Hearst's New York Journal. It also stated that Nash had to pretend to be funnier than he really is, and he has to be funny when he wants to be serious. Microsoft Encarta 95 said that Nash also wrote the musical comedy One Touch of Venus (1943) in collaboration with the humorist S. J. Perelman and the composer Kurt Weill. Contemporary American Poets stated that Nash had blond curly hair, glass es, and was adept at reciting his unpublished verse.

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Biography of Ogden Nash

Fredric Ogden Nash was an American humorist who lived from 1902 to 1971.

He was born in 1902 in Rye, New York, where he grew up with well educatedparents. Microsoft Encarta 95 said that his parents names were Edmund StrudwickNash and Mattie Nash. During his childhood years, Nash was educated at severalprivate schools. At these schools, he enjoyed writing his own comical and dramaticfree verse poems.

After graduating out of grammar school, Nash moved on to one of the bestprivate high schools in the east: St. George's in Newport, Rhode Island. Moving onin his life, he enrolled at Harvard at the age of 18 (from 1920-1921).

Contemporary American Poets stated that Nash then took a job in the

editorial and publicity department at the Doubleday and Doran PublishingCompany. He worked very hard at this position, moving up the "executive" laddervery quickly. In only 5 years of work, he became a well-known editor around thepublishing business. Nash then realized that his name was known all over thepublishing companies; and he started to compose works of free verse.

Mindscape Complete Reference Library CD stated that 1931 was the greatestyear of Nash's life. In June, he married Frances Rider Leonard of Baltimore,Maryland. Also in 1931, he published two booksof free verse: "Hard Lines" and "Free Wheeling." ContemporaryAmerican Poets made an interesting statement on these first two books by Nash:"These two books show poetry of remarkable freedom of scansion (rhythm pattern)and uncoventional feelings of thoughts."

Contemporary American Poets showed clearly that Nash "paved" the way forauthors of free verse with absolutely no pattern.

After working on other poetry books such as Happy Days (1933), The BadParent's Garden of Verse (1936), and I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938), Nash retiredfrom his job at Doubleday to focus all of his time on writing free verse. He went onto write many poems, all being free verse. Some were serious, but most of themwere humorous. Other examples of his collections include: Good Intentions (1942),Versus (1949), Family Reunion (1950), Parents Keep Out (1951), The Moon IsShining Bright as Day (1953), The Private Dining Room (1953), You Can't

Get There from Here (1957), Everyone but Thee and Me (1962), Marriage Lines(1964), Cruise of the Aardvark (1967), There's Always Another Windmill (1968), andBed Riddance (1968).

Contemporary American Poets also said that Nash appeared in a dozenperiodicals and in Hearst's New York Journal. It also stated that Nash had topretend to be funnier than he really is, and he has to be funny when he wants tobe

serious.Microsoft Encarta 95 said that Nash also wrote the musical comedy One

Touch of Venus (1943) in collaboration with the humorist S. J. Perelman and thecomposer Kurt Weill.

Contemporary American Poets stated that Nash had blond curly hair, glass

es,and was adept at reciting his unpublished verse.