1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁death s ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Iowa ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Seattle ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Al bia , ▁Iowa ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Oregon ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁compos ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Jul ien ▁G rac q ▁( ; ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁born ▁Louis ▁Po i rier ▁in ▁Saint - F lor ent - le - V ie il , ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁département ▁of ▁Maine - et - Lo ire ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁writer . ▁He ▁wrote ▁nov els , ▁crit iques , ▁a ▁play , ▁and ▁poetry . ▁His ▁literary ▁works ▁were ▁noted ▁for ▁their ▁dream like ▁abstra ction , ▁elegant ▁style ▁and ▁ref ined ▁voc ab ul ary . ▁He ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁sur real ist ▁movement , ▁in ▁particular ▁its ▁leader ▁André ▁Bre ton . ▁ ▁Life ▁G rac q ▁first ▁studied ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Henri ▁IV , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁b ac cal aur é at . ▁He ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁É cole ▁Norm ale ▁Sup érieure