Background
Ratner, Marc Leonard was born on January 19, 1926 in New York City. Son of Abraham Bret and Nadine (Blumberg) Ratner.
Ratner, Marc Leonard was born on January 19, 1926 in New York City. Son of Abraham Bret and Nadine (Blumberg) Ratner.
Bachelor, Fordham University, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1958.
Instructor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1955-1960; from assistant to associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1960-1967; director Atlantic studies program, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1966-1967; professor, California State University, Hayward, 1967-1992; professor emeritus, California State University, Hayward, since 1992.
Corporal United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Modern Language Association, American Film Institute, Mark Twain Society.
Married Margaret Patrick, June 10, 1951 (divorced January 1983). Children: Megan, Nicolas, Shelagh. Married Marjorie Eleanor Locklear, May 27, 1983.