Marie Bullock

Background

Bullock, Marie was born on June 30, 1911 in Paris, France. Daughter of William Leon and Florence Christmas (Eno) Graves.

Education

Graduate student, Sorbonne, Paris and Columbia University, 1933-1937; graduate student, Julliard School Music, 1937; member, Teachers Astronomy Course, Hayden Planetarium, 1952-1953; Doctor of Humane Letters, Williams College, 1975.

Career

Founder of, Academy American Poets, 1934; president, Academy American Poets, 1939-1986. Board directors Edward MacDowell Association, 1945-1979. Ex-officio member president advanced.com. on arts John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts, 1960.

Honorary trustee Theodore Roosevelt Association. Honorary fellow Pierpont Morgan Library.

Achievements

• Marie Bullock has been listed as a noteworthy civic leader by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman belles lettres committee Office Cultural Affairs, City of New York, 1964. Member Citizens Advisory Commission, 1963. Member visiting committee department astronomy Harvard College, 1968-1974, 75-81, 82-86.

Member National Society Colonial Dames, Poetry Society of America (executive board 1938-1939), National Institute Social Science (gold medal 1961), Hroswitha Club, Philharmonic Symphony Society, English Speaking Union. Clubs: Colony (New York City) (board governors 1968-1976, member committee literature and art 1966, chairman library committee 1973, chairman sub-committee for honorary visitors 1976-1986), River (New York City). Sulgrave (Washington).

Connections

Married Hugh Bullock, April 5, 1933. Children– Florence Eno (Fleur) Bullock Weymouth, Fair Alice Seymour (Mistress Peter H. McCormick).

Father:

William Leon Graves

Mother:

Florence Christmas (Eno) Graves

Spouse:

Hugh Bullock

child:

Fair Alice Seymour Bullock (Mistress Peter H. McCormick)

child:

Florence Eno Bullock (Fleur) Bullock Weymouth