Background
Dowdey, Clifford Shirley was born on January 23, 1904 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Clifford Shirley and Bessie (Bowis) D.: graduate John Marshall High School, Richmond, Virginia, 1921.
Dowdey, Clifford Shirley was born on January 23, 1904 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Clifford Shirley and Bessie (Bowis) D.: graduate John Marshall High School, Richmond, Virginia, 1921.
Student Columbia, 1923-1925. Doctor of Letters, Ripon College.
July 13, 1944 (deceased July 1970). Children—Frances, Sarah. Married second, Carolyn De Camps, September 9, 1971.
Reporter, book reviewer Richmond News Leader, 1925-1926.
Editorial staff Munseys and Argosy (magazines), book reviewer for New York Sun, 1926-1928, editor pulp magazines Dell Public Company, 1928-1929, 1933-1935.
Free lance writer, 1929-1933, 35-79. Lector in creative writing U. Richmond.
Has lived in Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, Arizona, Texas, California, North Carolina and New York City, doing research and writing.
Guggenheim fellow, 1938.
Member Society American Historians.
Married Frances Wilson. Married second, Carolyn De Camps, September 9, 1971. Children: Frances, Sarah.