Background
Johnson, Claudia Durst was born on January 11, 1938 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James West and Claudia (Haselden) Durst.
Johnson, Claudia Durst was born on January 11, 1938 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James West and Claudia (Haselden) Durst.
Bachelor, Western Illinois University, 1959. Master of Arts, Peabody College, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1973.
Professor of English, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1972; department chairman, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1980-1993.
Married Vernon E. Johnson, August 10, 1956. Children: Catherine West, Lillian.