Edgar Allan Poe finally getting proper funeral

Edgar Allan Poe finally getting proper funeral: "

''Web search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH BALTIMORE -- For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, he's about to get the grand funeral that a writer of his stature should have received when he died. One hundred sixty years ago, the beleaguered, impoverished Poe was found, delirious and in distress outside a Baltimore tavern. He was never coherent enough to explain what had befallen him since leaving Richmond, Va., a week earlier. He spent four days in a hospital before he died at age 40. Poe's cousin, Neilson Poe, never announced his death publicly. Fewer than 10 people attended the hasty funeral for one of the 19th century's greatest writers. And the injustices piled on. Poe's tombstone was destroyed before it could be installed, when a train derailed and crashed into a stonecutter's yard. Rufus Griswold, a Poe enemy, published a libelous obituary that damaged Poe's reputation for decades. It's not too late to enjoy three more days of indie films scheduled as part of the fourth annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, which began Dec. 2 and concludes Saturday. By the festival's end, the five-day event will have featured more than 50 films, including full-length features, documentaries, animations, shorts and music videos from both unknown directors, producers and actors, as well as established Hollywood talent, including Tom Arnold, Kevin Nealon, and Faye Dunaway. Carmike's Broadway Cinema 16 (Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach) has dedicated several screens to the festival, organized by Dalton Pictures and Entertainment Company, of Myrtle Beach/Loris. Ticket prices vary but the standard $7 ticket package buys a two-hour block of movie-going time (give or take a few minutes), which can be used for a variety of viewing combinations - e.g. several...'' Read More Stang: Okay now this is just WEIRD!! A Mock corpse of a man they found wandering the streets delusional and delirious outside of a Baltimore tavern over 160 years ago....that's just macabre...quoth the raven, nevermore. Ragged Under: Writer, BALTIMORE

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