Background
Hicks, Granville was born on September 9, 1901 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Stevens and Carrie Weston (Home) Hicks.
Hicks, Granville was born on September 9, 1901 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Stevens and Carrie Weston (Home) Hicks.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1923, Master of Arts, 1929. Doctor of Humane Letters, Skidmore College, 1968, Ohio University, 1969. Doctor of Letters, Siena College, 1971.
Instructor Smith College, 1925-1928. Assistant Professor of English, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1929-1935. Counsellor American civilization Harvard, 1938-1939.
Editorial staff New Masses Magazine, 1934-1939.
Chairman radio program Speaking of Books, 1941-1943. Director Corporation of Yaddo, from 1942.
Lecturer Pacific Northwest Writers’ Conference, 1948. Literature consultant New Leader magazine, 1951-1958.
Instructor novel writing New School, New York City, 1955-1958.
McGuffey professor American literature Ohio University, 1967-1968. Contributing editor Saturday Review, 1958-1969.
Married Dorothy Dyer, June 27, 1925.