Background
Battis, Emery John was born on May 30, 1915 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Floyd Rumney and Myrtle Evelyn (Davis) Battis.
Battis, Emery John was born on May 30, 1915 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Floyd Rumney and Myrtle Evelyn (Davis) Battis.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1942. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.
Degree (honorary), Clark University, 2001.
Associate professor history Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1948-1968. Actor Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, 1968-1972, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, 1972-1984, The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, since 1984.
Married Elaine Goodell (deceased). Children: Christopher, Michael, Peter, Robert, Wendy. Married Elizabeth Neuman.