Henry Miller was born on December 26, 1891[1], in Yorkville[2]. He died on June 7, 1980[3], in Pacific Palisades[4]. He worked as a painter[5], novelist[6], short story writer[7], essayist[8], and correspondent[9]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,510 views/month, #5,808 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Tropic of Cancer[20], Black Spring[21], Tropic of Capricorn[22], The Colossus of Maroussi[23], The Rosy Crucifixion[24], Quiet Days in Clichy[25], The Air-Conditioned Nightmare[26], Sexus[27], Plexus[28], Opus Pistorum[29]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[30]
Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[33], Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[34], University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[35], Harry Ransom Center[36]
Things named for Henry Miller include Amarna Miller[44].
Why It Matters
Henry Miller has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
He has been cited as an influence by Charles Bukowski[47], an actor[48], 1920–1994[49], of Germany[50]; Philip Roth[51], a novelist[52], 1933–2018[53], of United States[54], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[55], specialised in belletristic literature[56]; Paulo Coelho[57], a writer[58], b. 1947[59], of Brazil[60], awarded the Golden Feather[61]; and Norman Mailer[62], a journalist[63], 1923–2007[64], of United States[65], awarded the National Book Award[66].
Works attributed to him include Tropic of Cancer[67], a written work[68]; Tropic of Capricorn[69], a written work[70]; The Rosy Crucifixion[71], a literary work[72]; The Colossus of Maroussi[73], a literary work[74]; Quiet Days in Clichy[75]; and Black Spring[76]. Entities named for him include Amarna Miller[44].
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