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Photographic self-portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1934
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he graduated from the University of Chicago in 1903. In 1906, he moved to New York City. He worked as a journalist. After an earlier, unsuccessful marriage, Van Vechten wed actress Fania Marinoff in 1914.
Several books of Van Vechten's essays on various subjects such as music and literature were published between 1915 and 1920. In 1920, his book about cats, The Tiger In The House appeared.
Between 1922See also 1921 in literature, other events of 1922, 1923 in literature, list of years in literature. Events First Newbery Medal awarded to authors of distinguished books for children T. Eliot founds Criterion magazine. Ulysses by James Joyce is published. and 1930See also 1929 in literature, other events of 1930, 1931 in literature, list of years in literature. Events November 5 Sinclair Lewis is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett is published. New Books Aphrodite in Auli seven novels were published, starting with Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works and ending with Parties.
Van Vechten was interested in black writers and artists, and knew many of the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston HughesCarl Van Vechten, 1936 Langston Hughes ( February 1, 1902, May 22, 1967) was an African American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He was raised by his grandmother, and when he was thirteen years old he. Van Vechten's controversial novel Nigger HeavenNigger Heaven ( 1926) is a book by Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) set during the Harlem renaissance in the United States in the 1920s. The book has been controversial since its publication for its title. However, the title refers to the balconies of movie t was published in 1926See also 1925 in literature, other events of 1926, 1927 in literature, list of years in literature. Events Ford Madox Ford publishes A Man Could Stand Up''. It is the third book of a four-volume work titled Parade's End published between 1924 and 1928..
In the 1930s, Van Vechten began taking portrait photographs. Among the many individuals he photographed were Gertrude Stein, F. Scott FitzgeraldCarl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald ( September 24, 1896- December 21, 1940), was a Jazz Age novelist. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th Century. The self-styled spoke, Bessie SmithBessie Smith ( April 15, 1894 September 26 1937) was an early American blues singer born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Initially hired as a dancer, she landed her first job with the Moses Stokes company, a show that also included Ma Rainey, who did not teach, and Billie Holiday.
Van Vechten initially met Gertrude Stein in Paris in 1913. They continued corresponding for the remainder of Stein's life, and at her death she appointed Van Vechten her literary executor; he helped to bring into print her unpublished writings.
After the 1930s, Van Vechten published little writing, though he continued to write letters to many correspondents. Most of Van Vechten's papers are held by the Beinecke Library at Yale University.
Although Van Vechten was married to Fania Marinoff through the end of his life, he was a homosexual. Some of his papers were kept under seal for 25 years after his death, and when they were examined after that time, they were found to include scrapbooks of photographs and clippings related to homosexuality.
He died at the age of 84 in New York City.