Background
Brock, James Wilson was born on May 23, 1919 in Greensfork, Indiana, United States. Son of Virgil Prentiss and Blanche (Kerr) Brock.
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Brock, James Wilson was born on May 23, 1919 in Greensfork, Indiana, United States. Son of Virgil Prentiss and Blanche (Kerr) Brock.
AB, Manchester College, 1941. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1950.
Associate professor, Albion (Michigan) College, 1946-1956; assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956-1957; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1957-1958; associate professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1958-1959; professor, California State University, Northridge, 1959-1989. Managing director Plymouth (Massachusetts) Drama Festival, 1956-1958.
Sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, Middle East, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society Theatre Research, National Theatre Conference, National Trust for Historic Preservation, International Foundation Theatre Research, Theta Alpha Phi (secretary-treasurer 1952-1957), Delta Sigma Rho.
Married Martha Faught, June 1942 (divorced March 1956). Married Patricia Anne Clemons, March 1956 (divorced November 1966). Children: Lisa Anne, Tamsen Lee, Julie Michele.
Married Marjorie Mellor, February 1, 1969 (deceased January 1995). Married Esther Arzoo, December 18, 1996.