Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
Born	Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (1871-08-27)August 27, 1871 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Movement	Social realism, naturalism
Spouses	Sara Osborne White ​ ​ (m. 1898; sep. 1909)​ Helen Patges Richardson ​ ​ (m. 1944)​
Relatives	Paul Dresser (brother)
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Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ˈdraɪsər, -zər/;^[1] August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency.^[2] Dreiser's best known novels include Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925).