Background
Potter, Robert Alonzo was born on December 28, 1934, in New York City. Son of Henry Codman and Lucilla Annie (Wylie) Potter.
Potter, Robert Alonzo was born on December 28, 1934, in New York City. Son of Henry Codman and Lucilla Annie (Wylie) Potter.
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1956;
Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1963;
Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 1965.
Lecturer in humanities, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, 1964-1965;
assistant Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1965-1972;
lecturer in dramatic art, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972-1975;
associate professor of dramatic art, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975-1981;
professor dramatic art, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1981. Visiting professor theatre studies U. Kent, Canterbury, England, 1984-1985.
(The origins of the Corpus Christi plays in Medieval England)
Member County Democratic Central Committee, Santa Barbara, 1968-1974. Corporal United States Army, 1957.
Married Sally Alabaster (divorced). Married Nancy Elizabeth Collinge (divorced). Married Pamela Howard (divorced).
Children: Lucilla Callander Potter Hoshor, Daniel Latimer Potter, Jane Wylie Thornquist, Maria Theresa Potter, Bryn Ann Potter.