Agee


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A·gee

 (ā′jē), James Rufus 1909-1955.
American writer and critic noted for his collaboration with photographer Walker Evans on Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), a bleak depiction of rural poverty, as well as for his posthumously published novel A Death in the Family (1957).
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agee

(əˈdʒiː) or

ajee

adj
awry, crooked, or ajar
adv
awry; at an angle
[C19: a-2 + gee1]

Agee

(ˈeɪdʒiː)
n
(Biography) James. 1909–55, US novelist, poet, and film critic. His works include the autobiographical novel A Death in the Family (1957)
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A•gee

(ˈeɪ dʒi)

n.
James, 1909–55, U.S. author and film critic.
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Noun1.Agee - United States novelist (1909-1955)
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