Background
Holditch, William Kenneth was born on September 18, 1933 in Ecru, Mississippi, United States. Son of Sidney Wiliamson and Dora Faye (Dickerson) Holditch.
Holditch, William Kenneth was born on September 18, 1933 in Ecru, Mississippi, United States. Son of Sidney Wiliamson and Dora Faye (Dickerson) Holditch.
Bachelor with honors, Southwestern at Memphis, 1955. Master of Arts in English, University Mississippi, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Mississippi, 1961.
Instructor American literature, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1957-1959; assistant professor, U. New Orleans, 1964-1969; associate professor, U. New Orleans, 1969-1978; professor, U. New Orleans, 1978-1990; research professor, U. New Orleans, 1990-1996; research professor emeritus, U. New Orleans, since 1996. Board directors Tennessee Williams Festival, New Orleans, 1986-1991, vice president, since 1987.
President Friends of University New Orleans Library., 1990-1994. Founder, board directors Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society. Advisor Clarksdale Tennessee Wiliams Festival, since 1992.
Member Modern Language Association, South Center Modern Language Association.