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Jane Bowles

American novelist, playwright (1917–1973)
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Jane Bowles
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
February 22, 1917
Date of death
May 4, 1973
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Málaga
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
novelist, writer, playwright
Notable work
Two Serious Ladies[11]
Spouse
Paul Bowles[9]
Cause of death
stroke[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Described by source
American Women Writers[19]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Auer, Bowles[15][16]
Given name
Jane[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Movement
Beat Generation[13]
Place of burial
San Miguel Cemetery[8]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Jane Bowles en Jane Sydney Auer en Jane Auer en Jane Auer Bowles ar جاين بولز de Jane Auer Bowles he ג'יין אייר he ג'יין בולס ja ジェイン・ボウルズ ru Джейн Ауэр
🔖 Identifiers · 86
ISNI
0000000110217949
VIAF cluster ID
17241497
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79142896
GND ID
119091887
American National Biography ID
1601897
BIBSYS ID
90235162
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
95502
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
131322211
CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119091887
Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Women ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FemBio ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
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FotoCH photographer ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
85318
Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0011911
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jane_Bowles
Harper's tag
jane-auer-bowles, jane-bowles
IDU person ID
21069
IdRef ID
028658000
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6643, 78994
J9U entity ID
987007277018905171
KBR person ID
14239684
Kallías ID
PE00201346
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Alexander Van der Bellen
LOA ID
664
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
60272
Levadia Library ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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LiederNet author ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
795106
NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
n2004038389
National Library of Brazil ID
000618365
National Library of Greece ID
64065
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000425068
National Library of Latvia ID
000081727
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810683457605606
National Library of Portugal ID
27829
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
OL2644943A
Perlentaucher ID
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Poetry Society of America poet ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Swedish Royal Theater Archive
Person/6196
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
510
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514155406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1392002
WikiTree person ID
Auer-275
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 3
writer, playwright, novelist
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Auer
Given name 1
Jane
Instance of 1
human
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Alexander Van der Bellen
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:married 1
Paul Bowles
Movement 1
Beat Generation
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Málaga
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Paul Bowles
Spouses 1
Paul Bowles
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Jane Bowles was born on February 22, 1917[1], in New York City[2]. She died on May 4, 1973[3], in Málaga[4]. She worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and playwright[7].

FAQs

Where was Jane Bowles born?

Jane Bowles's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Jane Bowles die?

Jane Bowles passed away in Málaga[4].

Who was Jane Bowles married to?

Jane Bowles's spouses include Paul Bowles[9].

What did Jane Bowles do for work?

Jane Bowles worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and playwright[7].

Related Entities

Alexander Van der Bellen Málaga New York City Paul Bowles United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . American Women Writers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  2. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → 712137a2-ddbd-48f0-95c6-1950f2e829b6
    "Created claim: BookBrainz author ID: 712137a2-ddbd-48f0-95c6-1950f2e829b6, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  3. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jane-auer-bowles, jane-bowles
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: jane-auer-bowles, Matched to jane auer bowles (#289940229) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0110216-Bowles-Jane-19171973
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0110216-Bowles-Jane-19171973, batch #259490"
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