Background
Hildy, Franklin Joseph was born on March 5, 1953 in Morris, Illinois, United States. Son of Chester Clyde and Charlotte Marie (Kowalczyk) Hildy.
Hildy, Franklin Joseph was born on March 5, 1953 in Morris, Illinois, United States. Son of Chester Clyde and Charlotte Marie (Kowalczyk) Hildy.
Student, Oxford (England) University, 1973-1974; Bachelor in Humanities, Shimer College, 1975; Master of Arts in Theatre, Northwestern University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre, Northwestern University, 1980.
Master electrician, Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville, Florida, 1980-1981;
assistant professor, Berry College, Rome, Georgia, 1981-1988;
assistant professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1988-1993;
associate professor, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1993. Member of advisory board, director S.E. region United States International Shakespeare Globe Center, London, since 1984, University Center Georgia, Atlanta, 1992-1993. Director New Issues inthe Reconstrn. of Shakespeare's Theatre Conference, 1990.
Humanities administration National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1994-1995, director graduate studies, since 1995.
Member International Federation for Theatre Research, American Society for Theatre Research, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Shakespeare Association American, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, S.E. Theatre Conference.
Married Elizabeth Vandiver, January 2, 1982.