What is Mercedes de Acosta?
[[Image:Mercedes de Acosta.jpg|right|250px]] '''Mercedes de Acosta''' (March 1, 1893 – May 9, 1968) was an [[Americans|American]] [[poet]], novelist and playwright. She wrote four famous stage plays. She also published three volumes of poetry and one [[novel]]. That novel was not a success, though it did create controversy because of its [[lesbian]] themed subject. De Acosta was born in [[New York City]]. She died there at age seventy-five. == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]] {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:De Acosta, Mercedes}} [[Category:1893 births]] [[Category:1968 deaths]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:American poets]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]]