Background
McPherson, James Lowell was born on January 25, 1921 in Cincinnati. Son of Clarence Lowell and Carolyn Marie (Mohorter) McPherson.
McPherson, James Lowell was born on January 25, 1921 in Cincinnati. Son of Clarence Lowell and Carolyn Marie (Mohorter) McPherson.
Student, Middlebury College, 1938-1940; Bachelor, West Virginia University, 1942; postgraduate, Columbia University, New York City, 1946-1948.
Instructor sociology, Boston University, 1949-1952; instructor sociology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1952-1955; freelance writer, editor, Connecticut, 1955-1959; postmaster, United States Post Office, Marble Dale, Connecticut, 1960-1968; freelance writer, New York City, since 1970. Part-time assistant Ideal Book Store, New York City, since 1975.
(Goodbye Rosie, by McPherson, James Lowell)
With infantry, United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Authors Guild, Academy American Poets, Poets House.
Married Gertrude Huntington Wright, July 25, 1947 (divorced May 1973). Children: Karen Sue, Christopher Wright. Married Phyllis Wright King, August 25, 1978.