Background
O'Connell, Michael William was born on November 11, 1943 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Paul Clement and Anna Geraldine (Henderson) O'C.
O'Connell, Michael William was born on November 11, 1943 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Paul Clement and Anna Geraldine (Henderson) O'C.
Bachelor, U. San Francisco, 1966; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1971.
Assistant Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970-1978; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978-1986; professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1986. Director University of California Education Abroad Program for United Kingdom and Ireland, 1992-1994.
Member Modern Language Association, Renaissance Society American, Spenser Society (Executive Committee 1978-1982).
Married Laura Caroline Stevenson, September 27, 1969 (divorced 1980). Children: Katharine Louise, Margaret Geraldine. Married Lisa Jetton Jones, December 26, 1982.
Children: Ellen Kathleen, Brendan Raymond.
