Biography
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful short story practitioners and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living by writing alone, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.
Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and when Eliza died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and s Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he lived with them well into young adulthood. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after only a year due to a lack of money. He frequently quarrelled with John Allan over the funds needed to continue his education as well as his gambling debts. In 1827, having enlisted in the United States Army under the assumed name of Edgar A. Perry, he published his first collection, Tamerlane and Other Poems, which was credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife, s, in 1829. However, Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declared his intention to become a writer, primarily of poems, and parted ways with Allan.
Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1836, when he was 27, he married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847.
In January 1845, he published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his journal, The Penn, later renamed The Stylus. But before it began publishing, Poe died in Baltimore in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to many causes, including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.
Poe's works influenced the development of literature worldwide and even impacted such specialized fields as cosmology and cryptography. Since his death, he and his writings have appeared throughout popular culture in art, photography, literary allusions, music, motion pictures, and television. Several of his homes are dedicated museums. In addition, The Mystery Writers of America presents an annual Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.
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Filmography
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Movies 273
Writer 173
TV Shows 6
self 1
The Tell-Tale Heart (2024)
The Tell-Tale Heart (2024)
The Raven (2024)
Never Bet the Devil Your Head (2024)
The Investigation of a Tell-Tale Heart (2024)
Terror of the Soul (2024)
The Oval Portrait (2023)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Thirty2 (2023)
Portrait Mode (2023)
Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (2023)
The Wooden Ghost (2023)
The Fall of Usher (2022)
The Crow of Death (2022)
The Wooden Woman (2021)
Lenore (2021)
Lady Usher (2021)
A Descent into the Maelström (2021)
Bridal Ballad (2021)
The Bloodhound (2020)
Poe's Lighthouse (2020)
Annabel Lee (2019)
The Oval Portrait (2019)
The Raven (2018)
Amontillado (2017)
The Invitation (2017)
Magnicidios Poe (2017)
The Raven (2016)
The Lighthouse (2016)
Bad Karma Santa (2016)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)
Berenice (2015)
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
The Raven (2014)
Creepers (2014)
The Cask of Amontillado (2014)
Terroir (2014)
The Cask (2014)
Tales of Poe (2014)
A Cask of Amontillado (2013)
Entrañas (2013)
Riddle of the Black Cat (2012)
Morella (2011)
1313: Haunted Frat (2011)
Cask of Amontilado (2011)
Annabel Lee (2010)
The Tomb (2009)
The Tell-Tale Heart (2009)
Tell-Tale (2009)
Syner (2009)
Morella (2008)
House of Usher (2008)
The Raven (2007)
The Black Cat (2007)
The Raven (2006)
Lunacy (2005)
El hombre largo (2004)
The Raven (2003)
Usher (2002)
Alone (2002)
The Mesmerist (2002)
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
William Wilson (1999)
The Raven (1999)
The Cask of Amontillado (1998)
Morella (1997)
The Gold Bug (1996)
The Black Cat (1995)
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery (1995)
The Mummy Lives (1993)
Jungle of Fear (1993)
Fool's Fire (1992)
Haunting Fear (1990)
The Haunting of Morella (1990)
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Buried Alive (1989)
The Black Cat (1989)
The Power of Speech (1988)
Heirs of the House of Usher (1988)
The Raven (1988)
The Man of the Crowd (1987)
The Rose King (1986)
The Sphinx (1985)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1984)
A Cobiça do Sexo (1983)
Vintage Detective (1982)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1981)
The Black Cat (1981)
System (1981)
The Raven (1980)
The Gold Bug (1980)
William Wilson (1976)
The Ragman (1974)
Hilda Muramer (1973)
The Mansion of Madness (1973)
Theatre Macabre (1971)
The Raven (1970)
An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970)
A. C. Dupin zasahuje (1970)
The Oblong Box (1969)
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
The Black Cat (1966)
Ágata (1966)
Tales to Keep You Awake (1966)
Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965)
War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
The Ragman (1965)
El último reloj (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Castle of Blood (1964)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Vražda v ulici Morgue (1963)
The Raven (1963)
Tales of Terror (1962)
The Pit (1962)
The Premature Burial (1962)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
House of Usher (1960)
Masterworks of Terror (1960)
Berenice (1959)
Ligeia (1959)
Manfish (1956)
Asylum (1954)
Bérénice (1954)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
The Raven (1951)
Strange Tales (1949)
Tell-Tale Heart (1947)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1942)
The Black Cat (1941)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1939)
The Raven (1935)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Oval Portrait (1934)
The Living Dead (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Prelude (1927)
Annabelle Lee (1921)
Eerie Tales (1919)
The Plague in Florence (1919)
The Black Cat (1918)
The Raven (1915)
Dr. Goudron's System (1913)
The Student of Prague (1913)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1913)
The Bells (1913)
The Bells (1913)
The Oval Portrait (1910)
The Sealed Room (1909)
Tell-Tale Heart
Uncanny Stories
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1809-01-18
Deathday
1849-10-07 (40 years old)
Birth Name
Edgar Allan Poe
Birth Place
Boston, United States
Height
Father
David Poe, Jr.
Mother
Eliza Poe
Siblings
William Henry Leonard Poe, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Edgar A. Poe, E. A. Poe, E.A. Poe, Edgar Allen Poe, Poe, Edgar Poe
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