Plath, Sylvia b. October 27, 1932 d. February 11, 1963 Author, Poetess. The daughter of Aurelia and Otto Plath, Sylvia's father died when she was eight, a trauma that affected her deeply for the rest of her life and became the subject of one of her best known poems, "Daddy." Sylvia was writing from the time she was very small and had her first poem published when she was eight years old; she had stories and poems being published almost constantly for the rest of her life. An excellent student, Sylvia went to Smith College on a scholarship funded by...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.) Cause of death: Suicide St Thomas a Beckett and St Thomas the Apostle Chur, Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, England
b. October 27, 1932 d. February 11, 1963