Background

Witt, Robert Wayne was born on March 26, 1937 in Scottsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Aubrey G. Witt and Nina Loyce (Cook) Jackson.

Education

Bachelor, Georgetown College, 1959. Master of Arts, University Mississippi, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Mississippi, 1970.

Career

Instructor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1965-1970; assistant professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1970-1975; associate professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1975-1980; professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, since 1980.

Works

• book

  • Approaching New Bethel

    (Approaching New Bethel is set in a fictional town in Kent...)

  • The Isle of Wight Cooks

    (The Isle of Wight Cooks traces this Cook family from the ...)

  • Combining Modes Essays for Composition

    (This is a textbook specifically designed to make students...)

  • Breakfast at Noon

    (BREAKFAST AT NOON portrays life backstage at an outdoor d...)

  • Breakfast at Noon

    ("Paul Stuart arrives at an outdoor theater in the mountai...)

  • Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia Immigrant

    (John Witt was born circa 1645 in Herefordshire, England. ...)

  • Hour in Paradise
  • Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia Immigrant by Robert W. Witt (2009-05-01)

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language, Dramatists Guild, Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocations: playing piano, collecting antique automatic musical instruments.

Connections

father:

Aubrey G. Witt Jackson

mother:

Nina Loyce (Cook) Jackson