Background
Downs, Robert Conrad Smith was born on November 23, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Norbert Henry and Laura (Smith) Downs.
Downs, Robert Conrad Smith was born on November 23, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Norbert Henry and Laura (Smith) Downs.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard College, 1960. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1965.
Assistant professor Colby Junior College, New London, New Hampshire, 1968-1973. Assistant professor, associate professor of University Arizona, Tucson, 1973-1980. Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 1980.
Writer Life Magazine, New York City, 1966-1968.
Married Barbara Lewry, September 6, 1968. Children– Christina, Susan.