George Barker
Poet

George Barker Net Worth

George Barker is a British poet and novelist with a net worth of $9 million. He was born in 1913 and is known for his works such as Thirty Preliminary Poems and The Dead Seagull. He also wrote an autobiography in 1965 called The True Confession of George Barker.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 26, 1913
Birth Place England
Age 107 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $9 million (2024)

About

British poet and novelist known for Thirty Preliminary Poems and The Dead Seagull, among other works. He also published a 1965 autobiography entitled The True Confession of George Barker.

Before Fame

He was raised by a British father and an Irish mother. His younger brother Kit became a painter.

Trivia

He taught literature at Japan's Tohoku University for several years.

Family Life

He had fifteen children, some of whom were the offspring of his first and second wives, Jessica and Elspeth Barker, or of his long-time mistress Elizabeth Smart.

Associated With

Some of his early work was published by T.S. Eliot.

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