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Nationality
Languages
English
Spouses
Q135639994 (1907-1912), Fania Marinoff (1914-1964)
Parents
Ada Amanda Fitch Van Vechten
Education
University of Chicago, Washington High School
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Latin < Proto-Germanic (*karilaz)
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Carl Van Vechten: American writer and photographer (1880–1964).
Born in Cedar Rapids (died at age 84).
Carl Van Vechten has 1 credits in our database.
Studied at University of Chicago.
Filmography (1)
Biography
Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous affairs with other men during his lifetime.
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Carl Van Vechten was born on and passed away on at the age of 84.
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Carl Van Vechten was born in Cedar Rapids.
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Carl Van Vechten has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include A Woman of the World (1925).
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