Edgar Guest
(1881-1959)

American writer and poet (1881-1959) – Edgar Guest was born in Birmingham (City in West Midlands, England) on August 20th, 1881 and died in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States) on August 5th, 1959 at the age of 77. Today Edgar Guest would be 142 years old.

Age

how old was Edgar Guest when he died?

Edgar Guest died in 1959 at the age of 77.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 20th, 1881 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Birmingham City in West Midlands, England
Death Date	August 5th, 1959 (Wednesday)
Death place	Detroit City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Edgar Guest

Birthday

When was Edgar Guest born?

Edgar Guest was born on August 20th, 1881.

Death

When did Edgar Guest die?

Edgar Guest died on August 5th, 1959 at the age of 77 in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States). Today Edgar Guest would be 142 years old.