Hilary Masters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hilary Masters

American writer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1928

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jun-2015

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Hilary Masters

  • Hilary Masters (February 3, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri – June 14, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American novelist, the son of poet Edgar Lee Masters, and Ellen Frances Coyne Masters.
  • He attended Davidson College from 1944–1946, then served in the U.S.
  • Navy from 1946 to 1947 as a naval correspondent.
  • He completed his BA at Brown University in 1952.Masters began his writing career after graduation in New York City with Bennett & Pleasant, press agents for concert and dance artists.
  • Next he worked independently as a theatrical press agent for Off Broadway and summer theaters from 1953 to 1956.
  • He then moved into journalism with the Hyde Park Record, in Hyde Park, New York from 1956 to 1959.
  • In the 1960s he was a Democratic candidate for New York's 100th Assembly District.
  • He also worked as a freelance photographer for Image Bank and exhibits.
  • He taught writing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Drake University, Clark University, Ohio University, and the University of Denver.
  • From 1983 until his death 32 years later he served as Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Masters married Polly Jo McCulloch in 1955 (divorced, 1986); they had three children.
  • In 1994 he married the writer Kathleen George.
  • Masters resided in Pittsburgh's Mexican War Streets and died at home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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