Background
France, Richard Xavier was born on May 5, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
France, Richard Xavier was born on May 5, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Master of Fine Arts in Playwrighting, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre History, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1973.
Playwright, observer, Actors Workshop, San Francisco, 1960-1962; resident playwright, Music and The Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco, 1961-1963; playwright, observer, American Conservatory Theatre, 1965-1966; resident playwright, U. Pittsburgh, 1965-1966; writer, narrator, United States Army Pictorial Center, New York City, 1966-1967; film and drama critic, Station WQED-television, Pittsburgh, 1969-1972; instructor English, Allegheny Community College, Pittsburgh, 1970-1972; assistant professor theatre arts, Rhode Island College, 1972-1973; visiting assistant professor playwriting, State University of New York, Genesco, 1973-1974; assistant professor theatre and drama, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1974-1979; department chairman, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1975-1979; free-lance producer, writer, narrator station productions. Associate professor drama University of Southern California, since 1989. Visiting associate professor Hunter College, 1982, Brown U., 1983, University of Southern Maine, 1988.
Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Authors League, Dramatists Guild American, American Theatre Association (chairman playwrights program 1975-1977), Office Advanced Drama Research, Screen Actors Guild, American Society for Theatre Research.
Married; 2 children.