Benjamin De Casseres
Benjamin De Casseres (April 3, 1873 – December 7, 1945) (often
DeCasseres) was an American
journalist,
critic,
essayist and
poet. He was born in
Philadelphia and began working at the
Philadelphia Press at an early age, but spent most of his professional career in
New York City, where he wrote for various newspapers including ''
The New York Times'', ''
The Sun'' and ''
The New York Herald''. He was married to author
Bio De Casseres, and corresponded with prominent literary figures of his time, including
H. L. Mencken,
Edgar Lee Masters, and
Eugene O'Neill. He was a
distant relative of
Baruch Spinoza and was of
Sephardic descent.
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