Edward Estlin Cummings, known by many simply as E. E. Cummings, died on September 3, 1962, at the age of 67. Cummings was born October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Loyal and Rebecca Hasfield Cummings. He was a forceful and poet and an author of a long string of highly influential poetry, novels, and plays that celebrated individuality, defied conventions of form, and championed free expression. The writer was known for his extensive use of free verse, and also experimented with a variety of literary forms, including unpunctuated verse, nursery rhymes, and love letters. He is possibly best known for volumes of poetry such as 'The Enormous Room', 'Uphill: Poems', 'No Thanks', 'XAIPE' and '95 Poems'. Cummings also wrote novels such as 'The Enormous Room', 'The Corpse Steps Out', and 'Him', plays such as 'Santa Claus', 'Novelty', and 'Tom'. In addition to his writing, he was an avid painter. He spent the last years of his life in North Conway, New Hampshire, where he died surrounded by family and friends. He leaves behind a legacy of literature that has been enjoyed by generations of readers. Cummings' contribution to the fields of poetry, literature, and art has been invaluable, and his memory will live on in his works.