Background
Woodruff, John Rowland was born on June 14, 1909 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Clarence Merle and Althea (Rowl) Woodruff.
Woodruff, John Rowland was born on June 14, 1909 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Clarence Merle and Althea (Rowl) Woodruff.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1933; Master of Arts, Western Reserve U., 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1949.
Teaching assistant, Mount Holyoke College, 1933-1935;
guest director, Wells College, 1936-1940;
director, Montgomery (Alabama) Little Theater, 1937;
instructor, Tufts U., 1940-1949;
assistant professor, Tufts U., 1949-1954;
associate professor, Tufts U., 1954-1957;
associate professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1957-1960;
professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1960-1974. Visiting professor La Verne (California) College, 1974-1981. Founder Entr'acte; co-director International Theatre Tours, since 1973.
Prologue Tufts U.; founder Padua Hills Writer's Workshops for Playwrights, For Critics.
Founder Northfield Arts Guild, 1959. Director Guthrie Theater.
Married Frances Siddall, August 29, 1933. Children— Susan (Mistress James Price), Janet (Mistress David Neal Hopkins). Married Evelyn Barrille, October 8, 1959.
Children— Steven Dana, Douglas Michael.