Maxwell Bodenheim

Not to be confused with Max Bodenheimer.
Maxwell Bodenheim
Bodenheim c. 1942
Born
Maxwell Bodenheimer

(1892-05-26)May 26, 1892
Hermanville, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1954(1954-02-06) (aged 61)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationPoet, novelist
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry, novel
SpouseMinna Schein (1918–1938); Grace Finan (1939–1950);
Ruth Fagin (1952–1954)

Maxwell "Bogey" Bodenheim (May 26, 1892 – February 6, 1954) was an American poet and novelist. A literary figure in Chicago, he later went to New York where he became known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians. His writing brought him international notoriety during the Jazz Age of the 1920s.

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