Background
Perry, Clair Willard was born on April 13, 1887 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Review Willard Jerome and Lillah Belle (Lombard) Perry.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Clair Willard Perry
Edit ProfileEducation
Graduated from the high school, Weyauwega, 1907. Student Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1911. Editor “The Laurentian,” 1910-1911.
Career
Joined Springfield (Massachusetts) Union, 1911. Berkshire Hills representative same, 1912. Representative in Berkshires of Boston and New York papers, 1912-1923.
Began contributing fiction to magazines, 1919.
Began writing articles for Saturday Evening Post, 1941, Esquire, Colliers, 1944. News editor radio station WNAW, North. Adams, from 1950.
Publicity director Pittsfield Community Fund, 1924-1931. President Massachusetts Division Izaak Walton League of America, 1930-1931.
Secretary “Wild Acres,” Walton Sanctuary, Incorporated.
Special representative Military Intelligence Division General Staff, United States Army, 1st Corps Area, 1921-1923.
Achievements
Membership
Member.
Connections
Married East. Christine Shankland, July 27, 1912. Children: Ruth Audrey, Clair Leonard, Robert Willard, Loydann, Paul Arthur.
