Ezra Pound(1885-1972)
- Writer
- Actor
During WWII, Pound was the "Tokyo Rose" of Italy, making several
hundred anti-American radio broadcasts in an effort to undermine the US
war effort. After the defeat of the Axis powers, Pound was arrested by
American forces. Returned to the United States to face treason charges,
Pound was examined by physicians and pronounced unfit for trial due to
his insanity. He was confined in a hospital for the criminally insane
for 12 years. In 1958, treason charges were dropped and he was freed.
He later returned to Italy where he continued writing poetry and
translating ancient Chinese texts. He died there in 1972.
