Background
Hemley, Cecil was born on July 21, 1914 in New York City. Son of Frederick and Sarah (Gottlieb) Hemley.
Hemley, Cecil was born on July 21, 1914 in New York City. Son of Frederick and Sarah (Gottlieb) Hemley.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1934. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1950.
1 stepdau., Nola; children—Jonathan, Robin, Founder, 1951, Noonday Press, co-director until 1960. Company purchased by Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960, past editor-in-chief Noonday Press. Director, editor Ohio U. Press, Athens, since 1964.
Company-founder, co-director Noonday Review, 1958-1960.
Fellow McDowell Colony, 1956. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Poetry Society American (president 1960-1962).
Club: PEN
Married Kathryn Witherstine, May 29, 1945. Married second, Elaine Gottlieb, July 3, 1952. Children: Sara, Frederick.