Alan Ansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Ansen

American poet/playwright/associate:Beat Generation writers

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Long Island, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2006

Profession: poet, playwright

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alan Ansen (January 23, 1922 – November 12, 2006) was an American poet, playwright, and associate of Beat Generation writers.
He was a widely read scholar who knew many languages.
Ansen grew up on Long Island and was educated at Harvard.
He worked as W.
H.
Auden's secretary and research assistant in 1948-49; he was the main author of the chronological tables in Auden's The Portable Greek Reader and Poets of the English Language.