Edgar Allan —, US short-story writer who died in 1849 (3)
I believe the answer is:
poe
(Other definitions for poe that I've seen before include "American short story writer" , "Author of The Murders in the Rue Morgue" , "Edgar Allan --, US poet and author" , "American author, d. 1849" , "Edgar Allen, great American writer of eerie stories" .)