Background
Williamson, Richard Arthur was born on October 16, 1930 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Arthur Louis and Edith Lillian (Partridge) Williamson.
writer English language and film educator
Williamson, Richard Arthur was born on October 16, 1930 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Arthur Louis and Edith Lillian (Partridge) Williamson.
Associate of Arts, City College San Francisco, 1950. Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1953. Master of Arts with honors, San Francisco State University, 1958.
Postgraduate, Center Advanced Film Studies, 1971. Intern, Directors Guild American, 1982.
Teaching assistant, San Francisco State University, 1957;
instructor language arts, San Francisco State University, 1957-1958;
lecturer education, San Francisco State University, 1966;
instructor English, Santa Barbara (California) City College, 1958-1963;
chairman English, Santa Barbara (California) City College, 1961-1963;
coordinator film and composition, University of California Education Extension, San Francisco, 1971;
Professor of English and film, College San Mateo, California, since 1963. Consultant College Entrance Examination Board, San Francisco, 1966-1967. Juror National Endowment Humanities, San Francisco, 1973-1974, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1979-1980.
Judge California State Student Film Festival, Los Angeles, 1974, 75, 79. Writer, consultant Aspen Institute Humanistic Studies, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1979.
With United States Navy, 1953-1955. Member Conference College Composition and Communication (executive committee 1969-1976, chairman 2-year college committee 1972-1974), National Council Teachers English, Film Arts Foundation, Bay Area Film/Tape Council.