Background
Sledd, Hassell Brantley was born on May 9, 1926 in Spring Hope, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Purefoy and Elsie Josephine (Brantley) Sledd.
Sledd, Hassell Brantley was born on May 9, 1926 in Spring Hope, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Purefoy and Elsie Josephine (Brantley) Sledd.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1948. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1965.
Instructor, North Texas State College, Denton, Texas, 1949-1951; subscription promotion manager, Atlantic Monthly Magazine, Boston, 1957-1959; assistant professor, Northeastern U., Boston, 1965-1969; associate professor, Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) U., 1969-1971; professor, Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) U., since 1971. Editorial board Shakespeare and the Classroom, Ohio Northern U., Ada, since 1993. Executive Committee Western Pennsylvania Symposium on World Literature, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh, since 1992.
Member Shakespeare Theatre Association American, Shakespeare Association American, Rotary Club of Slippery Rock, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Pauline Benedict Rogers, December 27, 1959. Children: Margaret Westray Herman, Meredith Ann, Andrew Douglas, James Arthur.