Edgar Albert guestGuest on his radio program, 1935.BornEdgar Albert Guest
20 August 1881
Birmingham, EnglandDied5 August 1959 (aged 77)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.Resting placeWoodlawn CemeteryPen nameEddie GuestOccupationPoetNationalityAmericanEdgar Albert Guest (20 August 1881 in Birmingham, England – 5 August 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) was a prolific English-born American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.