Edgar Poe was born the son of itinerant actors on January 19th, 1809 in Boston, Massachusets.
His stepfather\'s disapproval shattered their fragile relationship and Poe left home to seek his fortune..
Now styled as Edgar Allan Poe, he distinguished himself at the University of Virginia but was equally adept at collecting debts from his assiduous gambling.
Abandoned by his father and the later death of his mother, he was taken into the foster care of John Allan, a Virginia tobacco farmer.
Edgar Poe was born the son of itinerant actors on January 19th, 1809 in Boston, Massachusets