Background
Jong, David Cornel De was born in 1905 in Blija, The Netherlands. Son of Remmeren R. and Jantje (de Jong) de Jong.
Jong, David Cornel De was born in 1905 in Blija, The Netherlands. Son of Remmeren R. and Jantje (de Jong) de Jong.
Educated grade schools, The Netherlands, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bachelor of Arts, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Master of Arts, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina.
Graduate work Brown U. to 1934.
Creative writing U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1953, U. Rhode Island, 1954-1955, Rhode Island U., 1956. Conductor writers’ workshop Rhode Island U., 1956-1958. Translator. Author several novels including: The Desparate Children, 1949.
Two Sofas in the Parlor, 1952. (juvenile) Seven Sayings of Mr. Jefferson, 1957; The Unfairness of Easter.
The Birthday Umbrella, 1959. The Shy Whistle (juvenile), 1961. Outside The Walls of Everything, 1961.
The Happy Birthday Egg (juvenile), 1962. Deciphering the Elephant (poetry), 1963. Looking for Alexander, 1964.
Around the Dom, 1964. Home: 106 Francis St., Providence 3.
Married Helen Elizabeth Moffitt, June 29, 1945.