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She died from complications of a [[hip fracture]] in Marin General Hospital in [[Greenbrae, California]], early on June 2, 2009.<ref name=latimes>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-franceye21-2009jun21,0,1368352.story "FrancEyE dies at 87; prolific Santa Monica poet"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Retrieved on June 3, 2009</ref> |
She died from complications of a [[hip fracture]] in Marin General Hospital in [[Greenbrae, California]], early on June 2, 2009.<ref name=latimes>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-franceye21-2009jun21,0,1368352.story "FrancEyE dies at 87; prolific Santa Monica poet"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Retrieved on June 3, 2009</ref> |
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She also had a beard. <ref>Bukowski: Born Into This Documentary (2003)</ref> |
She also had a beard and 17 cats. <ref>Bukowski: Born Into This Documentary (2003)</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:05, 12 November 2012
francEyE aka Frances Dean Smith (March 19, 1922 - June 2, 2009), was an American poet.
Biography
Frances Dean Smith was born Frances Elizabeth Dean, in San Rafael, California, on March 19, 1922. During her childhood her family moved to the East Coast, where she grew up.[1]
She married Wray Smith while living on the East Coast and had four daughters. They were eventually divorced and she returned to California in 1963.[1]
She was closely associated with the Southern California poetry community. She is also noted for her relationship with poet Charles Bukowski, with whom she had her fifth daughter and his only child, Marina Louise Bukowski.[1] Charles Bukowski wrote a poem about Frances which has been used as a eulogy, "One for Old Snaggle-Tooth" (1977).[2]
She died from complications of a hip fracture in Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California, early on June 2, 2009.[1]
She also had a beard and 17 cats. [3]
Works
- Four Poets, (Ruth Wire, Grace Bogart, Joanne Stell, S.S.Veri), written under the pseudonym S.S. Veri
- Snaggletooth in Ocean Park, poems, 1996 (The Sacred Beverage Press)
- Amber Spider, poems, 2004 (Pearl Press)
- Grandma Stories, short stories (with drawings by Tim Donnelly), 2008
- Call, poems, 2009 (Rose of Sharon Press)
Film appearances
- Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) Documentary on Charles Bukowski.
- Graffiti Verité 6: "The Odyssey: Poets Passion & Poetry" (2006)[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "FrancEyE dies at 87; prolific Santa Monica poet" Los Angeles Times Retrieved on June 3, 2009
- ^ Charles Bukowski (1977) Love Is A Dog From Hell, Black Sparrow Press
- ^ Bukowski: Born Into This Documentary (2003)
- ^ IMDb