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Born in Chicago, Dos Passos was the illegitimate son of John Randolph Dos Passos (1844–1917), a lawyer of half-Madeiran Portuguese descent, and Lucy Addison (Sprigg) Madison of Petersburg, Virginia. His father was married at the time and had a son several years older than John.
- John Roderigo Dos Passos, January 14, 1896, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Dec 22, 2021 · John Roderigo Madison was born on January 14, 1896, in a Chicago, Illinois, hotel room, the illegitimate son of John Randolph Dos Passos Jr., a lawyer and son of a Portuguese immigrant, and Lucy Addison Sprigg Madison of Petersburg, Virginia.
Lucy was the mother of John Roderigo Dos Passos (1896-1970), the popular writer. According to her will dated September 19, 1910, his given name was Madison. According to a book on the writer's life, John Randolph Dos Passos refused to acknowledge him as his son until around 1912 (see Virginia Spencer Carr's Dos Passos: A Life (1984)).
May 2, 2022 · Lucy Addison Sprigg Dos Passos (Madison) Birthdate: estimated between 1830 and 1890 : Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia, United States: Death: Immediate Family: Daughter of James Cresap Sprigg and Lucy Eleanor Sprigg Wife of John Randolph Dos Passos Mother of John Rodrigo Dos Passos, Jr. Sister of Lillie E Seeligson. Managed by: Judith Berlowitz
Papers of John Dos Passos, Accession #5950, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va. ... Dos Passos, Lucy Addison Sprigg Madison ...
About the author (1964) John Dos Passos, 1896 - 1970 John Passos was born January 14,1896 to John Randolph Dos Passos and Lucy Addison Sprigg Madison. He attended Harvard University from...
John Dos Passos, 1896 - 1970 John Passos was born January 14,1896 to John Randolph Dos Passos and Lucy Addison Sprigg Madison. He attended Harvard University from 1912-1916. He was in the...
