Stevie Smith

For the Scottish footballer, see Stevie Smith (footballer).

Stevie Smith
Smith in 1966
Born(1902-09-20)20 September 1902
Kingston upon Hull, England
Died7 March 1971(1971-03-07) (aged 68)
Ashburton, Devon, England
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist

Florence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist. She won the Cholmondeley Award and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Stevie, a play by Hugh Whitemore based on her life, was adapted into a film starring Glenda Jackson.

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