1889 - 1948
Claude McKay Jamaican Writer
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Jamaican Writer Claude McKay was born on 15th September, 1889 in Clarendon, Jamaica and passed away on 22nd May 1948 Chicago, IL aged 58. He is most remembered for Home to Harlem. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Claude McKay is a member of the following lists: American Roman Catholics, Converts to Roman Catholicism and Kansas State University alumni.
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Details
| First Name |
Claude
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| Last Name |
McKay
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| Birthday |
15th September, 1889
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| Birthplace |
Clarendon, Jamaica
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| Died |
22nd May, 1948
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| Place of Death |
Chicago, IL
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| Cause of Death |
Heart Failure
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
DISPUTED
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
Jamaican
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| University |
Tuskegee Institute (1912), Kansas State Teachers College (1912-14)
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, poet
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
Home to Harlem
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Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay (September 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948) was a Jamaican writer and poet, who was a seminal figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote four novels: Home to Harlem (1928), a best-seller that won the Harmon Gold Award for Literature, Banjo (1929), Banana Bottom (1933), and in 1941 a manuscript called Amiable With Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem which remained unpublished until 2017. McKay also authored collections of poetry, a collection of short stories, Gingertown (1932), two autobiographical books, A Long Way from Home (1937) and My Green Hills of Jamaica (published posthumously in 1979), and a non-fiction, socio-historical treatise entitled Harlem: Negro Metropolis (1940). His 1922 poetry collection, Harlem Shadows, was among the first books published during the Harlem Renaissance. His Selected Poems was published posthumously, in 1953.
