Guy Davenport Net Worth

Guy Davenport was a South Carolina-born author, translator, artist, and teacher born on November 23, 1927 in Anderson, SC. He is renowned for his short fiction works such as Apples and Pears (1984) and The Cardiff Team (1986). He was also a translator of Greek lyric poets such as Sappho and Archilochos.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 23, 1927
Birth Place Anderson, SC
Age 93 YEARS OLD
Died On Jan 4, 2005 (age 77)
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $3.1 billion (2024)

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About

A South Carolina-born author, translator, Artist, and Teacher, he is best known for such short fiction works as Apples and Pears (1984) and The Cardiff Team (1986). As a translator, he focused on the works of Greek lyric poets such as Sappho and Archilochos.

Before Fame

He attended Duke University, Merton College-Oxford, and Harvard University. He published his first short story collection, Tatlin!, in 1974.

Trivia

He illustrated the jackets of his books.

Family Life

He was born in Anderson, South Carolina and grew up in Appalachia as the son of a railroad worker. He died of lung cancer in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of seventy-seven.

Associated With

He attended Merton College, Oxford, where he studied under Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.