J. Kent Clark

Background

Clark, J. Kent was born on September 29, 1917 in Blue Creek, Utah, United States. Son of Ernest E. and Adelaide (Kent) G.

Education

AB, Brigham Young University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1950.

Career

Instructor English, Stanford University, 1942-1943, 46-47. Instructor English, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1947-1950, assistant professor literature, 1950-1954, associate professor, 1954-1960, professor, 1960-1986, professor emeritus, 1986—2008, chairman faculty committee on programs, 1967-1972.

Achievements

• J. Kent Clark has been listed as a noteworthy literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Dimensions in Drama: Six Plays of Crime and Punishment.

    (Scribner's, 1964, Good., Text clean. Light wear. 573 page...)

  • Goodwin Wharton
  • Dimensions in Drama (6) Six Plays of Crime and Punishment

Membership

Member education committee Pasadena Art Museum, 1968-1973. Chairman California Liaison Committee on Creative Arts, 1972-1975. Life member Parent-Teachers Association, 1957.

Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, PTO.

Connections

Married Ora Christensen, September 15, 1939 (deceased 1970). Children: Karen Marie, Jeffrey Kent, Don Alan. Married Joanne Straub Goldmann, August 28, 1972.