Lewis, Sinclair b. February 7, 1885 d. January 10, 1951 Writer. Born Harry Sinclair Lewis to Edwin J. and Emma Kermott Lewis on February 7, 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, a farming village approximately 100 miles northwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul with a total population of slightly more than 1,000 at the time of his birth, his mother died when he was six years old and his father, a country physician, remarried a year later. According to his obituary in The New York Times, he was "described as a gangling, pink-skinned, freckled, red-haired young man...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo) Cause of death: Paralysis of the heart (heart failure) Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
b. February 7, 1885 d. January 10, 1951