Background
Carthy, Mary Mc was born on June 21, 1912 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Roy Winfield and Therese (Preston) McCarthy.
Carthy, Mary Mc was born on June 21, 1912 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Roy Winfield and Therese (Preston) McCarthy.
AB, Vassar College, 1933. AB (honorary), Syracuse University, 1973. AB (honorary), University Hull, England, 1974.
AB (honorary), Bard College, 1976. AB (honorary), University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1979. DDL (honorary), Bowdoin College, 1981.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Maine, Orono, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Smith College, 1988. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tulane University, 1989.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Colby College, 1989.
Editor, Covici Friede, 1936-1937; editor, Partisan Review, 1937-1938; drama critic, Partisan Review, 1937-1948; instructor literature, Bard College, 1945-1946; Charles Stevenson chair of literature, Bard College, 1986-1989; instructor English, Sarah Lawrence College, 1948; Northcliffe lecturer, University College, London, 1980.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters, American Academy Arts and Letters, Phi Beta Kappa.
1 son, Reuel K. Wilson. Married James Raymond West, April 15, 1961.