George Sterling

George Sterling
George Sterling
	Sterling shortly before his death in 1926. Photo by Johann Hagemeyer.
Born	George Augustine Sterling III; December 1, 1869; Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1926 (aged 56); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Cypress Room, Chapel of Memories Columbarium, Oakland, California
Occupation	Writer; poet; playwright; business executive;
Education	St. Charles College (Maryland) (no degree) College of Physicians and Surgeons (no degree)
Genres	lyric poetry (sonnet, elegy, ode, epigram); narrative poetry (ballad, fantasy, horror, supernatural); humorous verse (light verse, parody, satire); song; verse drama; allegory; essay; short story; prehistoric fiction;
Literary movement	Cosmicism; Bohemianism; Romanticism; Dark Romanticism; Socialism;
Years active	1896–1926
Notable works	"The Testimony of the Suns"; "A Wine of Wizardry"; The House of Orchids and Other Poems; "The Black Vulture"; The Play of Everyman; Lilith; Truth (two versions);
Spouse	Caroline "Carrie" E. Rand (m. 1896; div. 1914)

George Sterling (December 1, 1869 – November 17, 1926) was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was a prominent poet, an acclaimed playwright, and a proponent of Bohemianism during the first quarter of the twentieth century. His work was admired by writers as diverse as Ambrose Bierce, Theodore Dreiser, Robinson Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, and Clark Ashton Smith. In addition, Sterling played a major role in the growth of the California cities of Oakland, Piedmont, and Carmel-by-the-Sea.