any friends can give me a biography of the writer Langston Hughes
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James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901[1] – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue".
Born
James Mercer Langston Hughes
February 1, 1901
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Died
May 22, 1967 (aged 65)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Poet, columnist, dramatist, essayist, novelist
Education
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Period
1926–1964