George Sterling

Born on December 1, 1869, George Sterling was an American writer closely associated with the San Francisco Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was known as a poet, playwright, and an outspoken champion of bohemian artistic life during the early twentieth century.

Sterling built a reputation for lush, atmospheric poetry and for his place in California's literary circles. He was connected with other major writers of his time, and his name is often linked with the creative communities that flourished around San Francisco and Carmel.

He died on November 17, 1926. Although he is not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an important figure in the story of California literature and the cultural life of the American West.