Background
Colby-Hall, Alice Mary was born on February 25, 1932 in Portland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Frederick Eugene and Angie Fraser (Drown) Colby-Hall.
Colby-Hall, Alice Mary was born on February 25, 1932 in Portland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Frederick Eugene and Angie Fraser (Drown) Colby-Hall.
Bachelor, Colby College, 1953; Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1962.
Teacher French, Latin, Orono (Maine) H.S., 1954-1955; teacher French, Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine., 1955-1957; lecturer French, Columbia University, 1959-1960; instructor Romance literature, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1963; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1963-1966; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1966-1975; professor Romance studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1975-1997; professor emerita, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1997; chairman Romance studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1990-1996.
Member Modern Language Association, Medieval Academy American (councillor 1983-1986), International Arthurian Society, Société Rencesvals, Académie de Vaucluse, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Robert A. Hall, Junior, May 8, 1976 (deceased 1997). Stepchildren: Philip, Diana Hall Goodall, Carol Hall Erickson.