Como in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Stark Young

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— Literary Landmarks Registry —

Stark Young Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

1. Stark Young Marker

Inscription. Como Mississippi-born Stark Young contributed to the literary legacy of the 20th century – as a dramà critic, novelist, playwright and poet. An accomplished artist educator and often called the greatest drama critic in the history of the American theatre his creative ability found expression in fiction, translation and autobiography So Red the Rose, his best known work was adapted to film in 1935.

Erected 2013 by Friends of Emily J. Pointer Public Library, Town of Como.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Literary Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 34° 30.674′ N, 89° 56.459′ W. Marker is in Como, Mississippi, in Panola County. It is on Main Street north of East Oak Street (State Route 310), on the right when traveling north. Located next to the Emily J Pointer Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Como MS 38619, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Stark Young (a few steps from this marker); Como (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Napolian Strickland (about 400 feet away); Mississippi Fred McDowell (about 600 feet away); Otha Turner (about 600 feet away); Como Commercial Historic District/Como Local Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Sardis (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Como.

Stark Young Marker near the library. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

2. Stark Young Marker near the library.

PD - Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, NYWT&S Collection, January 1, 1940

3. Stark Young

Another nearby Stark Young Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

4. Another nearby Stark Young Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.