Background
Thayer was born in Southborough, Massachusetts, the son of Review William Greenough Thayer, headmaster of Saint Mark"s School from 1894–1930, and Violet Otis.
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Sigourney Thayer
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Education
He became a 1st Lieutenant and pilot in the 1st Operations Group, and afterwards graduated from Amherst College in 1918.
Career
He was the brother of Robert H. Thayer, a lawyer, naval officer and diplomat. Thayer enlisted in June 1916 and first served on the American-Mexican border. He wrote regular poetry for the Atlantic Monthly, and his poem, "The Dead" has appeared in numerous World War I anthologies.
In later life, Thayer became an executive at Vultee Aircraft.
He died in 1944 in an automobile accident in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is buried at Southborough Rural Cemetery, Southborough, Massachusetts. Last Night of Don Juan: The Pilgrimage, 1925
Beau-Strings, 1926
Damn the Tears, 1927
Bridal Wise, 1932
Keeper of the Keys, 1933.
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Nationality
United States