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Joseph Brodsky

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 24, 1940(55)

Day of Death

January 28, 1996

Place of Birth

Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)

Joseph Brodsky

Writing

Biography

Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, Brodsky ran afoul of Soviet authorities and was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972, settling in the United States with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters.

Known For

Filmography