Background
Byrd Baylor was born on 28 March 1924 in San Antonio, Texas. Her first name, Byrd, is taken from her mother"s maiden name.
Byrd Baylor was born on 28 March 1924 in San Antonio, Texas. Her first name, Byrd, is taken from her mother"s maiden name.
Baylor attended the University of Arizona.
She is related to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, the namesake of Baylor University, and to Admiral Richard East. Byrd. Baylor currently lives in Arivaca, Arizona, in an adobe house that does not have electricity, but with three manual typewriters.