Background
Ball, Donald Lewis was born on October 25, 1922 in Baltimore.
Ball, Donald Lewis was born on October 25, 1922 in Baltimore.
Bachelor, University Richmond, 1948. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1965.
Assistant manager, resort hotels in Maryland. and Florida, 1948-1953; instructor English, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, 1953-1957; part-time instructor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1957-1960; faculty, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1960-1989; professor, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1976-1989; visiting Professor of English, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1984-1985.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Modern Language Association.
Son of Ambrose Markley and Daisy Gertrude (Anderson) B. Stepmother Thelma (Bonneville) B. Married Barbara Jean Stevens, May 3, 1950.
Children: Helen Ball Williams, Ann S., Allison Ball Miller, Markley Ball Rizzi.