He was born in March 1874 in San Francisco, California.
He and Elinor married in 1895.
Frost, who was nearly 40 years old, had not published a single book of poems.
First book was published around the age of 40.
Only poet to receive four Pulitzer prizes for poetry.
He is considered the unofficial poet laureate of the United States.
On his 75th birthday, the US Senate passed a resolution in his honor which said, "His poems have helped to guide American thought and humor and wisdom, setting forth to our minds a reliable representation of ourselves and of all men."