Background
Maness, Dinford Gray was born on June 23, 1938 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of Elmer Gray and Audrey Louise (McReynolds) Maness.
Maness, Dinford Gray was born on June 23, 1938 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of Elmer Gray and Audrey Louise (McReynolds) Maness.
Bachelor of Science, Carson-Newman College, 1960. Master of Arts, East Tennessee State University, 1969. Master of Arts, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1974.
Teacher Kingsport City Schools, 1960-1963, Spartanburg (South Carolina) City Schools, 1965-1969. Teacher, guidance counselor Richmond County Schools, Augusta, Georgia, 1963-1965. Teaching assistant United States.C., Columbia, 1969-1974.
Professor English, University South Carolina, Sumter, 1974-2000. Distinguished professor emeritus, since 2000. Paper presenter in field, including Comparative Drama Conference, University Florida, Gainesville, 1991.
Charter member Hospice, Sumter, 1983. Vice president Sumter County Mental Health Association, 1985. Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Southeastern Comparative Literature Association, Robert Penn Warren Circle.