Robert Penn Warren
1905-1989
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A native of Guthrie, Warren was one of the nation's most prolific writers, a world-renowned man of letters. Graduate of Vanderbilt Univ., member of the Fugitives (writers group). Rhodes scholar at Oxford, 1928-1930; and twice a Guggenheim Fellow. He was professor of English at La. State, Minnesota, and Yale universities.
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Designated "First Poet Laureate of the United States" by Congress on February 26, 1986. To date only person to receive a Pulitzer Prize in both fiction and poetry. Warren was a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize: 1947 in fiction for All the King's Men; 1958 in poetry for Promises; 1978 in poetry for Now and Then: Poems 1976-1978.
Erected 1991 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1879.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 36° 38.869′ N, 87° 10.024′ W. Marker is in Guthrie, Kentucky, in Todd County. Marker is at the intersection of Cherry Street and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on Cherry Street.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tobacco Farmers Unite (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stage Coach Inn (approx. 1.8 miles away); First Amish Settlement in Kentucky (approx. 3.8 miles away); Camp Boone (approx. 5.4 miles away in Tennessee); Joseph Buckner Killebrew (1831-1906) (approx. 6.3 miles away in Tennessee); The Town of Port Royal (approx. 6.6 miles away in Tennessee); 1859 Masonic Lodge & General Store (approx. 6.6 miles away in Tennessee); Stores of Port Royal (approx. 6.7 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guthrie.
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