William E. Wilson (writer)

William E. Wilson (1906–1988) was an American writer. He wrote eleven books, including The Wabash, and was a professor of fiction writing and literature at Indiana University from 1950 to 1972.[1]

William E. Wilson
Born1906
Died1988
Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Occupationauthor

Biography

William E. Wilson was born in 1906, the son of William E. Wilson, who served as a member of Congress.[2] The younger Wilson spent much of his childhood in or around Evansville, Indiana. He graduated from Harvard University, served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, and spent two years as a Fulbright Scholar at Aix-Marseille University, Grenoble and Nice, France before landing at Baltimore, Maryland where he became Assistant Editor of the Baltimore Sun.[3]

In 1950, he left the Baltimore Sun, joining the faculty of Indiana University where he became a professor of fiction writing and literature until his retirement in 1972. Indiana University has a William E. Wilson Fellowship in Fiction named in his honor.[4]

Recognition

He was a Fulbright Lecturer in France from 1956 to 1957 and, in 1964, received an Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History. He was honored a number of times with the Indiana Author's Day Award. He was recognized in 1962 by the Southeastern Theatre Association for his plays.[3]

Family

His first wife, Ellen Janet Cameron, died in 1976. He had three sons with her. He married Hana Benes in 1977.[1]

Death

Wilson died in 1988 at the age of 82 in Bloomington Hospital in Indiana from cancer.[1]

Bibliography

Non-fiction

Fiction

Children’s

  • Shooting Star: The Story of Tecumseh, Farrar & Rinehart, New York; 1942
  • Abe Lincoln of Pigeon Creek, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1949

References

  1. "William Wilson; Author, 82". The New York Times. 1988-06-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  2. Wilson, William E. (August 1, 1965). "Long, Hot Summer In Indiana". American Heritage. New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Company.
  3. "Honoree William E. Wilson". Indiana University Honors and Awards. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. "William E. Wilson | AMERICAN HERITAGE". www.americanheritage.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.

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