FrancEyE

FrancEyE
Born Frances Dean Smith
(1922-03-19)March 19, 1922
San Rafael, California, U.S.
Died June 2, 2009(2009-06-02) (aged 87)
Greenbrae, California, U.S.
Occupation Poet
Nationality American

FrancEyE aka Frances Dean Smith (March 19, 1922 – June 2, 2009), was an American poet.

Biography

Frances Dean Smith was born Frances Elizabeth Dean, in San Rafael, California, on March 19, 1922. During her childhood her family moved to the East Coast, where she grew up.[1]

She married Wray Smith while living on the East Coast. They had four daughters but eventually divorced and Frances returned to California in 1963.[1]

She was closely associated with the Southern California poetry community. She is also noted for her relationship with poet Charles Bukowski, with whom she had her fifth daughter and his only child, Marina Louise Bukowski.[1] Charles Bukowski wrote a poem about Frances which has been used as a eulogy, "One for Old Snaggle-Tooth" (1977).[2]

She died from complications of a hip fracture in Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California, early on June 2, 2009.[1]

Works

Film appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FrancEyE dies at 87; prolific Santa Monica poet" Los Angeles Times Retrieved on June 3, 2009
  2. ↑ Charles Bukowski (1977) Love Is A Dog From Hell, Black Sparrow Press
  3. ↑ Graffiti Verité 6: The Odyssey (Video 2006) - IMDb

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