Eugene Walter lived a life of adventure and creativity, with a series of unconventional experiences that spanned his lifetime. From running away from home as a child to serving as a cryptographer in World War II, he always followed his own path. After the war, he traveled to France, where he met a princess who published a renowned literary journal, and he went on to help found the Paris Review and act in films by Federico Fellini. Walter's parties in Rome became legendary, and he won several awards for his writing, including the Lippincott Prize and a Sewanee Review Fellowship. Despite never graduating high school or having a bank account, he remained an original, making up each day as it came and embodying the spirit of the true Bohemian.
Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians
Eugene Walter's life was a whimsical journey marked by a daring escape from home at three years old and a stint living in a bookshop's back room at ten. He later found himself in rural Mississippi, where he worked as a coffin painter in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the late 19...
