Background
Young, Mark James was born on May 25, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Edmund Dorastus and Helen Idella (Mitchell) Young.
Young, Mark James was born on May 25, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Edmund Dorastus and Helen Idella (Mitchell) Young.
Bachelor, Asbury College, 1948; Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1961.
Teacher, junior high principal Dansville (Michigan) School, 1948-1951. Teacher Wilmore (Kentucky) High School, 1951-1953. Assistant professor Asbury College, Wilmore, 1953-1957.
Associate professor Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 1958-1965. Administrator assistant University Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1967. Professor, chair theater University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1970.
Professor, director theater Wheaton (Illinois) College, 1973-1995.
Executive committee American College Theater Festival, Kennedy Center, 1986-1988. Director Summer stock Play, Salem, New Hampshire, 1984.
Married Myra June Harper, May 30, 1948. Children: Stephen Paul, George Mitchell.