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James Branch Cabell

1879 - 1958

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James Branch Cabell (; April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles-lettres. Cabell was well-regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when they were most popular. For Cabell, veracity was "the one unpardonable sin, not merely against art, but against human welfare". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Branch Cabell is the 6,400th most popular writer (up from 6,410th in 2024), the 11,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,857th in 2019) and the 866th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Branch Cabell ranks 6,400 out of 7,302. Before him are Felicia Hemans, Susan Hill, Damon Runyon, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Leslie Feinberg, and Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi. After him are John Addington Symonds, Renata Viganò, Ksenia Sobchak, George B. Seitz, Glenn Greenwald, and Michael McClure.

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Among people born in 1879, James Branch Cabell ranks 259. Before him are Sid Grauman, Edward Dillon, Elmer McCollum, Albert Ireton, Gerald Logan, and Lucy Burns. After him are Wesley Coe, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Vachel Lindsay, Terence MacSwiney, Harry A. Pollard, and King Baggot. Among people deceased in 1958, James Branch Cabell ranks 191. Before him are Jan Kok, Sam Zimbalist, David Pegg, Alfred Probst, Billy Whelan, and Tris Speaker. After him are Archie Scott Brown, Willis R. Whitney, Pat O'Connor, Alma Bennett, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, and Vilhelm Wolfhagen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Branch Cabell ranks 11,953 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Berlin (1953), Mike Bordin (1962), Rosemarie DeWitt (1971), Alex Grey (1953), Johnny Messner (1970), and George Maharis (1928). After him are Han Ye-seul (1981), Sam Hanks (1914), Aarthi Agarwal (1984), Samuel Brannan (1819), Leilani Sarelle (1966), and Capri Anderson (1988).

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Among writers born in United States, James Branch Cabell ranks 866. Before him are S. E. Hinton (1948), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), David McCullough (1933), Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), and Leslie Feinberg (1949). After him are George B. Seitz (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Michael McClure (1932), Alice Hoffman (1952), Ann Coulter (1961), and Joel Barlow (1754).

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