Background
Doyle, John Robert was born on January 22, 1910 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Son of John Robert and Marian Stickley (Binford) Doyle.
Doyle, John Robert was born on January 22, 1910 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Son of John Robert and Marian Stickley (Binford) Doyle.
Bachelor of Arts, Randolph-Macon College, 1932; Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1937; Master of Arts, Bread Loaf School English, 1941; postgraduate, U. North Carolina, 1944-1945.
Head department English, Dinwiddie High School, Virginia, 1932-1940; instructor English, Clemson U., 1940-1941; assistant Professor of English, The Citadel, 1941-1944, 46-57; associate professor, The Citadel, 1957-1963; professor, The Citadel, 1963-1975; professor emeritus, The Citadel, since 1975; director Fine Art Series, The Citadel, 1965-1975; lecturer in physics, U. North Carolina, 1944-1945. Lecturer literature Stephens College, 1945-1946. Visiting professor American literature Universities Cape Town and the Witwatersrand, 1958.
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President, Charleston Civic Ballet, 1963-1965. Chairman fine arts events South Carolina. Tri-Centennial, 1970.
Member Poetry Society South Carolina. (past president, director writing group 1947-1975, award of merit 1971), Modern Language Association (chairman conference Southern literature 1965, world literature written inEnglish 1967), American Studies Association (past director), College English Association, Virginia Writers Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Clarice Alise Slate, June 13, 1942. 1 child, Gwendolen Binford Doyle Hurst.