Background
Collier, Oscar was born on February 26, 1924 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Hosea Oscar and Percy Virginia (Moore) Collier.
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Collier, Oscar was born on February 26, 1924 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Hosea Oscar and Percy Virginia (Moore) Collier.
Student, Baylor University, 1941-1942; student, University Iowa, 1943; student, Art Students League, 1945-1947; student, New School Social Research, 1947-1948.
Co-editor, Iconograph magazine, New York City, 1947-1948; New York City correspondent, Mediarts magazine, 1958; editor, assistant to president, Fleet Public Corporation, New York City, 1960-1963; president, editor, Fleet Public Corporation, New York City, 1964-1967; vice president, Hobbs, Dormann & Company, Inc., New York City, 1967; partner, Collier-Hobbs Agency, 1967-1968; partner, Seligmann & Collier, New York City, 1968-1975; consultant, Collier Associations, New York City, 1976-1978; proprietor, Collier Associations, New York City, 1983-1994; senior editor, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1976-1981; writer, book packager, 1981-1982; consultant, since 1994.
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Married Gertrude Barrer, 1942 (divorced 1947). 1 child, Greer (Mistress Greer Fitting). Married Gladys Perin Whitridge, 1949 (divorced 1970).
Children: Lisa Whitridge (Mistress John Cool), Sophia Whitridge. Married Diana Meerwarth, 1970 (divorced 1981). 1 child, Christopher.
1 child (with Carol Cartaino), Clayton Collier-Cartaino.