Background
Rosset,, Barnet Lee was born on May 28, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Barnet Lee and Mary (Tansey) Rosset.
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Barnet Lee Rosset
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Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1947. Bachelor New School Social Research, New York City, 1952.
Career
Public, editor Grove Press, Inc., 1951-1986, Evergreen Review, 1957-1973, Blue Moon Books, Incorporated, New York York City, 1987-1998, Evergreen Review Inc., since 1998, Foxrock, Inc., since 1995.
Membership
Served to 1st lieutenant Signal Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Overseas Press Club.
Connections
Married Joan Mitchell, 1950 (divorced 1952). Married Hannelore Eckert, August 1953 (divorced 1957). 1 child, Peter; Married Cristina Agnini, March 11, 1965 (divorced 1979).
Children: Tansey, Beckett. Married Elisabeth Krug, 1980 (divorced 1991. 1 child, Chantal; Married Astrid Myers, June 11, 2007.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Ninth Public citation Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, 1988, Poor Richard's award Small Press Center, 1999, Commandeur De L'Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres, French Government, 1999, National Book Critics Circuit Lifetime Achievement award, 2001, Curtis Benjamin award Association American Publications, 2001, 1st Annual Hadada award Paris Review, 2003.Recipient Ninth Public citation Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, 1988, Poor Richard's award Small Press Center, 1999, Commandeur De L'Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres, French Government, 1999, National Book Critics Circuit Lifetime Achievement award, 2001, Curtis Benjamin award Association American Publications, 2001, 1st Annual Hadada award Paris Review, 2003.