Morris Freedman

Background

Freedman, Morris was born on October 6, 1920 in New York City. Son of Boris and Anna (Katz) Freedman.

Education

Bachelor, City College of New York, 1941. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.

Career

Instructor City College of New York, 1947—1953. Associate editor Commentary Magazine, 1953—1955. Assistant professor, professor English University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1955—1966.

Professor English University Maryland, College Park, 1965—1991, professor emeritus, since 1991. Chairman English department University Maryland, College Park, 1967—1972. With United States Air Force, 1943-1945.

Achievements

• Morris Freedman has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • American Drama in Social Context (A Chicago Classic)

    ( This provocative and valuable guide to modern drama cov...)

  • The Moral Impulse: Modern Drama from Ibsen to Present (A Chicago Classic)

    (Book by Freedman, Morris)

  • Confessions of a conformist
  • THE MORAL IMPULSE. Modern Drama from Ibsen to the Present. With a Preface by Henry T. Moore.
  • Chaos in our colleges
  • The Moral Impulse: Modern Drama from Ibsen to the Present (Crosscurrents Modern Critiques)

Membership

Corporal United States Air Force, 1943-1945.

Connections

Married Charlotte Kopelman, April 22, 1945 (divorced 1974, deceased 1979). Children: Paul, Iris. Married Roxanne Elise Charleston, May 1, 1981.

Father:

Boris Freedman

Mother:

Anna (Katz) Freedman

Spouse:

Roxanne Elise Charleston

Spouse:

Charlotte Kopelman

child:

Paul Freedman

child:

Iris Freedman