Background
Hill, Frank Ernest was born on August 29, 1888 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Andrew P. and Florence (Watkins) Hill.
Hill, Frank Ernest was born on August 29, 1888 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Andrew P. and Florence (Watkins) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1911, Master of Arts, 1914.
Assistant in English, University of Illinois, 1912-1913. Instructor English, Stanford University, 1913-1916. In Extension Department, Columbia, 1916-1917.
Editorial writer New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser, 1920-1923, New York Sun, 1923-1925.
Literature editor The Sun, 1925. Editor in chief Longmans, Green & Company, 1925-1931.
Writer and research worker, 1931-1969.
Married Elsa Hempl, 1915 (divorced 1936). Married second, Ruth Arnold Nickel, May 27, 1938. Children: Russell, Anabel.