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In the summer of [[1936]], Agee spent eight weeks on assignment for ''Fortune'' with photographer [[Walker Evans]] living among sharecroppers in [[Alabama]]. While ''Fortune'' didn't publish his article (he left the magazine in 1939), Agee turned the material into a book entitled, ''[[Let Us Now Praise Famous Men]]'' (1941). It sold only 600 copies before being [[remaindered book|remaindered]]. That same year, Alma moved to [[Mexico]] with their year-old son, Joel, to live with Communist writer [[Bodo Uhse]]. Agee began living with Mia Fritsch in [[Greenwich Village]], whom he married in 1946. They had two daughters, Teresa and Andrea, and a son, John, who was eight months old when Agee died.  

In the summer of [[1936]], Agee spent eight weeks on assignment for ''Fortune'' with photographer [[Walker Evans]] living among sharecroppers in [[Alabama]]. While ''Fortune'' didn't publish his article (he left the magazine in 1939), Agee turned the material into a book entitled, ''[[Let Us Now Praise Famous Men]]'' (1941). It sold only 600 copies before being [[remaindered book|remaindered]]. That same year, Alma moved to [[Mexico]] with their year-old son, Joel, to live with Communist writer [[Bodo Uhse]]. Agee began living with Mia Fritsch in [[Greenwich Village]], whom he married in 1946. They had two daughters, Teresa and Andrea, and a son, John, who was eight months old when Agee died.  

In 1942, Agee became the film critic for ''Time'', while also writing occasional book reviews, and subsequently becoming the film critic for ''The Nation''. In 1948, however, he quit both magazines to become a freelance writer.  One of his assignments was a well received article for ''[[Life Magazine]]'' about the great silent movie comedians, [[Charles Chaplin]], [[Buster Keaton]], [[Harold Lloyd]] and [[Harry Langdon]],  which has been credited for reviving Keaton's career.  As a freelance in the 1950's, he continued to write magazine articles while working on movie scripts, often with photographer [[Helen Levitt]].

In 1942, Agee became the film critic for ''Time'', while also writing occasional book reviews, and subsequently becoming the film critic for ''The Nation''. In 1948, however, he quit both magazines to become a freelance writer.  One of his assignments was a well received article for ''[[Life Magazine]]'' about the great silent movie comedians, [[Charles Chaplin]], [[Buster Keaton]], [[Harold Lloyd]] and [[Harry Langdon]],  which has been credited for reviving Keaton's career.  As a freelance in the 1950's, he continued to write magazine articles while working on movie scripts, often with photographer [[Helen Levitt]].