Richard Scowcroft
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Richard Scowcroft (June 26, 1916 – October 8, 2001) was an American writer and teacher of writers long associated with Stanford University, where he co-founded the creative-writing program with, and ultimately succeeded, Wallace Stegner as director.[1] Among the writers taught were Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, Robert Stone, Larry McMurtry, Karen Rosenbaum, Ed McClanahan, Ken Kesey,[2] Scott Turow[3] and Chuck Kinder.[4] Scowcroft's work frequently featured themes based in his Mormon upbringing.
Novels[]
- Children of the Covenant (1945)
- First Family (1950)
- A View of the Bay (1955)
- Wherever She Goes (1966)
- The Ordeal of Dudley Dean (1969)
- Back to Fire Mountain (1973)
References[]
- ^ Memorial Resolution: Richard P. Scowcroft, Stanford Report, February 25, 2004.
- ^ Mormon Literature & Creative Arts database: Richard Scowcroft
- ^ Oliver, Myrna, "Richard Scowcroft, 85; Novelist Headed Writing Program at Stanford", latimes.com, October 20, 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil, "Chuck Kinder, Novelist Who Inspired ‘Wonder Boys,’ Dies at 76", New York Times, May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
Sources[]
- Memorial Resolution: Richard P. Scowcroft
- Scowcroft, former Creative Writing director, dies at 85 by John Sanford
- Richard Scowcroft, 85; Novelist Headed Writing Program at Stanford by Myrna Oliver
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