George Sterling

George Sterling (December 1, 1869 – November 17, 1926) was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was considered a prominent poet and playwright and proponent of Bohemianism during the first quarter of the twentieth century. His work was admired by writers as diverse as Ambrose Bierce, Robinson Jeffers, Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Theodore Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis, and Clark Ashton Smith.

For the Canadian politician, see George A. Sterling.

George Sterling
Sterling shortly before his death in 1926
BornGeorge Augustine Sterling III
(1869-12-01)December 1, 1869
Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1926(1926-11-17) (aged 56)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • playwright
SpouseCaroline E. Rand
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