Background
His mother, Catherine (Cassie) Wiggins Porter, was a country schoolteacher and his father, Ellis Kenneth Porter, was a photographer and part-time farmer.
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Russell Porter earned a Bachelor of Surgery in education from Emporia State Teachers College and an Master of Surgery in speech from Northwestern University.
Career
They raised five sons. The eldest, Kenneth Wiggins Porter (1905–1981) was a well-known historian and poet. From 1931 until his retirement, Porter was a teacher and practitioner of radio, television and theater arts
He wrote, performed, produced and directed countless plays, operas and narrative poems.
Porter received many honors from the University of Denver, the community and international theater organizations. Miriam was also active in the radio and theater world as an actress.
R. Russell Porter died on August 4, 1986. Miriam Porter continued living in Denver, until her death in 1995.
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1981 (aged 72)