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- Died
- Birth nameKenneth Charles Marion Rexroth
- Kenneth Rexroth was born on December 22, 1905 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is known for In the Pink (1982), The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1996) and Books and Authors (1956). He was married to Carol Tinker, Marthe Larsen, Marie Kass and Andree Dutcher. He died on June 6, 1982 in Montecito, California, USA.
- SpousesCarol Tinker(1974 - June 6, 1982) (his death)Marthe Larsen(June 1958 - 1961) (divorced, 2 children)Marie Kass(June 6, 1940 - September 13, 1955) (divorced)Andree Dutcher(1927 - April 29, 1938) (divorced)
- In 1948, he separated from Marie Kass without getting a divorce. He moved to Europe and, in 1949, married Marthe Larsen in a civil ceremony in France. They had two children while in Europe and returned to the USA in 1955. Rexroth and Kass were officially divorced on 13 September 1955. Rexroth and Larsen were legally (re)married in June 1958.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 668-670. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Volume 63, pages 385-392. Detroit, Gale Research, 1998.
- Father of Mary Rexroth.
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