Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was a poet and playwright. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to George Sibley Johns and Minnehaha McDearmon. He lost a leg as a child in St. Louis, Missouri. His first wife was the artist Margarite Frances Baird, also known as Peggy Baird. His second wife was Carolyn Blackman. She was plagued by anorexia and mental illness, and was probably the love of his life. They had a daughter, Charis. His third wife was Doria Berton, mother of his daughter, Deborah. His death was by suicide in Connecticut. 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Margarite Frances Baird was an artist and also known as Peggy Baird, Peggy Johns and Peggy Cowley. ...

Orick Johns was part of the literary group that included T. S. Elliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hemingway. He is mentioned in Kenneth Rexroth's poem, Thou Shalt Not Kill, as "hopping into the surf on his one leg". He was also active in the Communist Party. F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896–December 21, 1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. ... Ernest Hemingway, 1950. ... American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth (December 22, 1905 – June 6, 1982) was among the first poets in the United States to explore Japanese poetry traditions such as haiku. ...

His works include:

• 1917 - Asphalt and Other Poems
• 1920 - Black Branches, A Book of Poetry and Plays
• 1925 - Blindfold, a novel
• 1926 - Wild Plum: Lyrics, with Sonnets to Charis
• 1937 - Time of Our Lives, the Story of My Father and Myself, autobiography

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References

• Johns, Orrick and George Sibley Johns, Time of Our Lives, the Story of My Father and Myself, ISBN: 0374942153, 1937

External link

• Collection of letters from Sara Teasdale to Orrick Johns.