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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021).

Born March 24th, 1919 in Yonkers. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 2021 at 101 years old in San Francisco (interstitial lung disease). [ref]

Occupations
activist shareholder, bookseller, journalist, military officer, painter, peace activist, playwright, poet, political activist, publisher, translator, writer

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci