Benjamin Lawrence Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American professor and author
Date of Birth: 03-May-1918
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 30-Nov-1990
Profession: writer, teacher
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Benjamin Lawrence Reid
- Benjamin Lawrence Reid (May 3, 1918 — November 30, 1990) was an American professor in English from the 1940s to 1980s.
- During his career, Reid primarily taught at Sweet Briar College from 1951 to 1957 and Mount Holyoke College from 1957 to 1983.
- Outside of academics, Reid wrote multiple books, including The Man from New York: John Quinn and His Friends, which won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
- Alternatively, Reid was a nominee of the 1977 National Book Award for Biography and Autobiography for The Lives of Roger Casement.
- For fellowships, Reid received grants from the Fulbright Program in 1963 and the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1971.
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