Ernest Poole
Novelist

Ernest Poole Net Worth

Ernest Poole was a prolific author born in Chicago, IL on January 23, 1880. He is best known for his works The Harbor (1915) and His Family (1917), the latter of which won him the Pulitzer Prize. His writing was often pro-socialist in nature.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 23, 1880
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Age 139 YEARS OLD
Died On Jan 10, 1950 (age 69)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $16 Million (2024)

About

The author of the widely acclaimed, pro-socialist novel, The Harbor (1915), he also wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning work, His Family (1917).

Before Fame

After graduating from Princeton University, he became a prominent Journalist. His socially-themed articles argued for an end to child labor.

Trivia

Many critics considered his Pulitzer Prize (awarded for His Family) to have actually been awarded for The Harbor, which was published before the Pulitzer Prize existed.

Family Life

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He died in New York City in 1950.

Associated With

He and John Steinbeck were both recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Steinbeck's pro-socialist novel The Grapes of Wrath won the prestigious honor.

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