Background
King, Edward Dunham was born on January 21, 1929 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Smith and Ruth Elizabeth (Dunham) King.
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King, Edward Dunham was born on January 21, 1929 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Smith and Ruth Elizabeth (Dunham) King.
Commercial design certificate, School Practical Art, Boston, 1950. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, University Alabama, 1955.
Art editor Quarterly Review, Air University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1955-1957. Assistant production manager George Braziller (public), 1957-1959. With Kiplinger Book Club, Washington, 1959-1960.
Design and production manager Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1960-1969. Associate director University Missouri Press, Columbia, 1969-1973, director, 1974-1988. Assistant director, design production manager University North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1988-1990.
Design director Hillside Studio, 1990-1993. Publications advisory committee American Geological Society, 1983-1986.
Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1948, 50-51. Member American Institute Graphic Arts, Association American University Presses (board directors 1979-1981).
Married Lois Catherine Thayer, November 24, 1954. Children: Edward Thayer, Stuart Hildt, Mary Elizabeth, Charles Ward.