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Donald Robert Perry Marquis
(1878–1937)
 

Pen name Don Marquis. American poet, artist, newspaper columnist, humorist, playwright and author. Remembered best for his comic creations, "Archy and Mehitabel," a cockroach and an alley cat, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak."

Donald Robert Perry Marquis

Works

Short works from magazines

  • "The Towers of Manhattan" (poem) Scribner's Magazine, Jun 1915
  • "The Mulatto" in Harper's Monthly Magazine, Apr 1916
  • "Fits and starts" in Harper's Monthly Magazine, Jul 1919
  • "Mother Goose, Propagandist" in Harper's Monthly Magazine, Aug 1919
  • "Three Pigs" in Harper's Monthly Magazine, Dec 1919
  • "Looney the Mutt" (1921 Jan, Everybody's) (ss)
  • "Never Say Die" (1921 Apr, Everybody's) (ss)
  • "Kale" (1921 Sept, Everybody's) (ss)

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1927.

The author died in 1937, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 
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