Born in Passaic in 1938 , Smithson grew up in Rutherford where his childhood doctor was the poet -LRB- and pediatrician -RRB- William Carlos Williams , author of the epic poem '' Paterson , '' which glosses the Passaic River , its prehistory , history and industrial ruin .
William Carlos Williams /people/person/place_of_birth Rutherford
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