Background
Percy, Walker was born on May 28, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Leroy Pratt and Martha Susan (Phinizy) Percy.
Percy, Walker was born on May 28, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Leroy Pratt and Martha Susan (Phinizy) Percy.
Bachelor of Arts, University North Carolina, 1937; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1941.
Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1942; writer, 1943-1990.
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Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Institute Arts and Letters.
Married Mary Bernice Townsend, November 7, 1946. Children: Mary Pratt, Ann Boyd.