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Oliver, Charles Montgomery was born on July 8, 1932 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of William Albert and Mary Maud (Thompson) Oliver.
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Oliver, Charles Montgomery was born on July 8, 1932 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of William Albert and Mary Maud (Thompson) Oliver.
Bachelor of Science, Western Kentucky College, 1954. Master of Arts, University Missouri, Columbia, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Bowling Green University, 1970.
Sports writer, Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader, 1958-1960; sports writer, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 1960-1962; English teacher, Mount Vernon (Illinois) H.S., 1962-1965; Professor of English, Ohio Northern U., Ada, 1965-1992; retired, 1992.
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With United States Army, 1954-1956.
Married Helen Marie Vanover, September 4, 1954. Children: Mark Lee, Kent Thompson, Karl Henderson.