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Malcolm Cowley Quotes
No complete son of a bitch ever wrote a good sentence.
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| Birth: | 24th August, 1898 |
| Death: | 27th March, 1989 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Novelist, Writer |
About
Born August 28, 1898, in the town of Belsano in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cowley grew up in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, where his father William was a homeopathic doctor. He graduated from Peabody High School in 1915 where his friend Kenneth Burke was also a student. In 1920 he earned a B.A. from Harvard University.
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