ABSTRACT
Born: August 27, 1871; Terre Haute, Indiana Died: December 28, 1945; Hollywood, California Area of Achievement: Literature Contribution: Combining a strong social con-
science, a frankly deterministic view of life as a struggle for survival, and an honest representation of human sexuality, Dreiser's fiction helped to shape a generation of American writers and to mute the voice of censorship in American culture.
