Person:Thomas Eliot (6)

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 18884 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. Considered one of the 20th century's major poets, he is a central figure in English-language Modernist poetry.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a prominent Boston Brahmin family, he moved to England in 1914 at the age of 25 and went on to settle, work, and marry there. He became a British citizen in 1927 at the age of 39, subsequently renouncing his American citizenship.

Eliot first attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1915, which, at the time of its publication, was considered outlandish. It was followed by "The Waste Land" (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry".

WWI Draft Registration Card

Name in full: Thomas Stearns Eliot
Age, in years: 29 11/12
Home Address: 4446 Westminster Place, St. Louis, Missouri
Date of Birth: September 26th, 1888
(citizenry): Natural-born citizen
(birthplace): St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Present occupation: Clerk
By whom employed: Lloyds Bank Ltd.
Where employed: 17 Cornhill E.C. 3
(dependents): Wife
Married or single?: Married
Race: Caucasian
(prior military service): None
(signature): T. S. Eliot
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Registrar's Report
(stamped): 24-1-28 C
(Height): Medium
(Stature): Medium
Color of eyes: Hazel
Color of hair: Brown
Bald?: No
(disabilities): No

1.   T. S. Eliot, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Form I: 3797; No. 485, in United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
   Missouri, St. Louis City no 25; D-Z, 19 Aug 1918.

   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTQ-9S24?cc=1968530&wc=9FW8-RMD%3A928313001%2C928915901 : 23 August 2019), Missouri > St. Louis City no 25; D-Z > image 335 of 5714; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).