Background
Stirling, Edwin Murdoch was born on June 21, 1940 in Chattanooga. Son of James and Dorothy Lundeen (Pritchett) Stirling.
Stirling, Edwin Murdoch was born on June 21, 1940 in Chattanooga. Son of James and Dorothy Lundeen (Pritchett) Stirling.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University of the South, 1962. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1972.
Instructor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1969. Assistant professor English, University of South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1969-1976, associate professor, 1976-1983, professor, from 1983, chairman department, 1989-1993. Civilian adviser Department Defense, Vietnam, 1969.
Director Sewanee Summer Seminar, 1976-1991. Member board trustees St. Andrew's (Tennessee) Sewanee School, 1982-1984, University of the South, 1986-1989.
Member Community Council, Sewanee, 1972-1976. Member executive committee Franklin County, Tennessee Democratic Party, 1981. Delegate North Carolina Democratic Party Convention, Raleigh, 1968.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Society for Cinema Studies, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Deborah Grace Whittier, September 14, 1963. Children: Matthew, James.