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Upton Sinclair

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won…

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Notable work
The Jungle (1906) · Oil! (1927)
Education
City College of New York (BA) Columbia University
Born
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (1878-09-20)September 20, 1878 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died
November 25, 1968(1968-11-25) (aged 90) Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Novelist · Writer · Journalist · Political Activist · Politician
Political party
Socialist (1902–1934) · Democratic (1934–1968)

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related to Further reading · 140
Upton Sinclair → Abraham, All Time, America's First Proletarian Novel, American History, American Rebel, American Socialists, American Studies, An Annotated Checklist, An EPIC Endeavor, An International Journal, Animal Farm, Anthony, Art, Arthur, Arts, Atlantic Monthly Press, Austin, Berkeley, Bloodworth Jr, CA
related to Non-fiction · 90
Upton Sinclair → Account, America, American Schools, American Workingman, An Attempt, An Essay, And How We Ended, Answers, Boni, Brass Check, CA, Calif, California, California Press, Candidate, Chicago, Does, Economic Interpretation, End Poverty, End Poverty League
related to External links · 48
Upton Sinclair → An Inventory, Archive, Austin, C-SPAN's American Writers, California, Charles, Chicago Literary Hall, Christopher, City, Collection, Democrats, EPIC, FameImage, Fox Movietone News Story, Governor--outtakes, Harry Ransom Center, Harry Ransom CenterPhelps, His Collection, Historical Society, History News
related to Representation in popular culture · 42
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related to Early life and education · 30
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related to Sylvia novels · 17
Upton Sinclair → According, But, Craig, In, John, Mary, Mary Craig Sinclair, Mr, Sinclair, Southern, Sylvia, Sylvia's Marriage, The New York Times, Upton, Upton Sinclair's, When, Winston Company
related to Autobiographical · 15
Upton Sinclair → Brace, Columbia, Fury, Harcourt, III, Letters, Missouri Press, MO, My Lifetime, New York, The Autobiography, The Cup, University, With Maeve Elizabeth Flynn, World
related to Electronic editions · 15
Upton Sinclair → An Anthology, Bartleby, Canada, Faded Page, Internet ArchiveWorks, John Beardsley, Justice, LibriVox, Literature, Project GutenbergWorks, Social Protest, Standard EbooksWorks, The Cry, Upton Sinclair's, Works
see also · 6
Upton Sinclair → American, CaliforniaWill, Kindig, Los Angeles City CouncilList, Monrovia, Upton Sinclair House
Occupations · 5
Upton Sinclair → Journalist, Novelist, Political Activist, Politician, Writer

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Upton SinclairBornUpton Beall Sinclair Jr. (1878-09-20)September 20, 1878 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.1.00infobox
Upton SinclairDiedNovember 25, 1968(1968-11-25) (aged 90) Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
Upton SinclairEducationCity College of New York (BA) Columbia University1.00infobox
Upton SinclairNotable workThe Jungle (1906)1.00infobox
Upton SinclairNotable workOil! (1927)1.00infobox
Upton SinclairOccupationsNovelist1.00infobox
Upton SinclairOccupationsWriter1.00infobox
Upton SinclairOccupationsJournalist1.00infobox
Upton SinclairOccupationsPolitical Activist1.00infobox
Upton SinclairOccupationsPolitician1.00infobox
Upton SinclairPolitical partySocialist (1902–1934)1.00infobox
Upton SinclairPolitical partyDemocratic (1934–1968)1.00infobox
Upton SinclairRelativesArthur Sinclair (great-grandfather) Wallis Simpson (cousin) Corinne Mustin (cousin)1.00infobox
Upton SinclairResting placeRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.1.00infobox
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Upton SinclairSpousesMary Craig Kimbrough ​ ​(m. 1913; died 1961)​1.00infobox
Upton SinclairSpousesMary Elizabeth Willis ​ ​(m. 1961; died 1967)​1.00infobox

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