'HENRY MILLER
1891–1980
Raised in Brooklyn, the best-selling author
is noted for his imaginative, controversial novels
Tropic of Cancer (1934), which chronicles
his colorful life as an expatriate in Paris, and
Tropic of Capricorn (1939), which depicts his adult
life in New York city. Both books were banned
in the U.S. until 1961. Miller lived here
from 1924 to 1925.'
is noted for his imaginative, controversial novels
Tropic of Cancer (1934), which chronicles
his colorful life as an expatriate in Paris, and
Tropic of Capricorn (1939), which depicts his adult
life in New York city. Both books were banned
in the U.S. until 1961. Miller lived here
from 1924 to 1925.'
91 Remsen Street. What the plaque doesn't say is that Miller and his second wife June were evicted from here: in a fictionalized account of searching for this place and moving in, Miller's novel Plexus states that the place was way beyond the means of the narrator.
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Hello!
I am currently writing a novel whose theme is Miller's New York life.
Thank you for putting up this memorial plaque which seems to be the only one in all of New York that remembers Miller.
Indeed, on his birthplace, 450 East 85th Street in Manhattan, there is nothing, no more than at 1063 Decatur street, Brooklyn.
Gerard. Marseille, France
Thanks for the comment and good luck with the novel. Odd that there appears to be only one plaque to the guy. Ah, Marseille: super place. We're near Tours at the moment, which of course is full of Balzac.
My friend Raymond used to live directly across the street from 91 Remsen, I think it was 96. I looked at that building a million times not realizing Henry lived there. My uncle Joe Gray was good pals with Henry in Los Angeles, they had good times together. They used to love eating at Imperial Gardens where Henry met his fifth wife Hoki. She was the piano player there.
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