Background
Shroyer, Frederick Benjamin was born on October 28, 1916 in Decatur, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Huldah (Mutschler) Shroyer.
Shroyer, Frederick Benjamin was born on October 28, 1916 in Decatur, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Huldah (Mutschler) Shroyer.
Student, U. Mich.
Editor: (with Paul A. Jorgensen) novels A College Treasury, 2d edition, 1967, The Informal Essay, 1961, The Art of Prose, 1965, (with Dorothy Parker) Short Story.
Author: novels Wall Against the Night, 1957, Quest for Truth, 1961, It Happened in Wayland, 1963, There None Embrace, 1966, Critical Essays in Science Fiction Literature, 1979, Science Fiction Writers, 1981. Author, editor: (with Higher Education Richardson) novels Muse of Fire, 1971. Editor: (with Paul A. Jorgensen) novels A College Treasury, 2d edition, 1967, The Informal Essay, 1961, The Art of Prose, 1965, (with Dorothy Parker) Short Story.A Thematic Anthology, 1965, (with Louis Gardemal) Types of Drama, 1969.
Member faculty California State University at Los Angeles, 1950-1976, Professor of English and American literature, 1959-1975, emeritus, department chairman language arts, 1951-1953. Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Named Alumnus of Distinction University of Southern California, 1961.
Member National Academy television Arts and Sciences, Blue Key, Epsilon Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: Greater Los Angeles Press, Hollywood.
Married Patricia Grace Connor, January 13, 1949.