T S Eliot

T.S. Eliot was an influential American-born British poet, playwright, and literary critic who was a central figure in the 20th-century modernist movement. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he moved to England, became a British citizen, and converted to Anglicanism. Known for works like "The Waste Land" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," his poetry was celebrated for its complex, innovative style and his essays significantly shaped literary criticism. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Died: January 4, 1965, in London.