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  2. Feb 7, 1995 · James Merrill, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose 14 books of verse established him as heir to the lyrical legacy of W. H. Auden and Wallace Stevens, died yesterday in Tucson, Ariz. He was...

  3. While wintering in Arizona, he died on February 6, 1995, from a heart attack related to HIV/AIDS. His ashes and the remains of David Jackson are buried side by side at Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington. Jackson's former wife and Merrill's friend, Doris Sewell Jackson is buried behind them.

  4. Feb 8, 1995 · James Merrill, perhaps America’s greatest living poet, who penned more than 14 books of verse in addition to plays and novels, has died at the age of 68. He died Monday in Tucson, where he was ...

  5. James Merrill died of a heart attack in February of 1995 while vacationing in Tucson, Arizona. He continued to write poetry and prose until his death, often treating, in subtle ways, the AIDS epidemic that ravaged his friend group, and to which he himself succumbed.

  6. James Merrill (born March 3, 1926, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1995, Tucson, Ariz.) was an American poet especially known for the fine craftsmanship and wit of his lyric and epic poems. Merrill was the son of Charles E. Merrill , a founder of Merrill Lynch, an investment-banking firm.

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  7. Feb 20, 1995 · No poet was more death-haunted or lighter-hearted than James Merrill, who died last week of a heart attack at 68.

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  9. Feb 7, 1995 · Pulitzer Prize winning poet James Merrill, whose long, distinguished career included 14 books of verse, died of a heart attack Monday. He was 68. Merrill, who lived in New York City, was on...

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