Background
Stump, Walter Ray was born on February 10, 1934 in Barstow, California, United States. Son of Walter George and Ruth Agatha (Cohoenour) Stump.
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Imitation, the Art of the Theatre
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The Trail of the Mountain God: And Other Stories of Discovery
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The first novella, THE TRAIL OF THE MOUNTAIN GOD, is steeped in reality. The tale is based on an actual event occurring when the now popular Olympic sport of Freestyle skiing was evolving. The young hero, Timothy Allen Walden or Toshka Neyko Tawnee, is faced with a clash between two different cultures challenging him to synthesize an entire new concept of self. Timothy discovers that man is best when struggling to find a raison d'être. THE NIGHT THE RAINBOW TOUCHED THE EARTH is the story of a young pilot during World War II trying to return to the war after a much deserved leave. Grayson Jeeter, flying a B-25 back to duty, is forced to crash land his plane into the Grand Canyon area of Arizona and Utah. Fate forces him to re-evaluate his life. His world of violence is suddenly suspended and he is allowed to temporarily turn inward. Jeeter flourishes in isolation and rediscovers some of life's imperatives and, more importantly, love. The third piece, THE BADGE, is a study of an actual act of unspeakable violence occurring in California in the 1920's. It is based on the apprehension of one of the first, if not the first, serial killer in the state. Stump is joined by his cousin Dr. Jack H. Brown who is the son of the late Deputy Sheriff Jack Brown of San Bernardino County, California. Sheriff Brown, whose mother was Native American, was trained by the Shoshone tribe to be an expert tracker. THE BADGE traces his unrelenting efforts to track, Gordon Stewart Northcott. For Stump and Brown, who grew up together, this piece is a labor of love. Exceptionally few people were privy to the actual facts of Deputy Brown's heroism, his investigation and the subsequent capture of this dangerous psychopathic pedophile. The Northcott case formed the basis of the movie THE CHANGELING. These stories are about the indomitable spirit of those under pressure and how, indeed, they all reach an epiphany at their most defining moment. Enjoy
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Walter Ray Stump
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Bachelor, San Diego State University, 1957. Master of Arts, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1974.
Career
Instructor Reedley College, California, 1950-1964. Teacher Reedley High School, 1959-1960. Artistic director American Theatre Festival, Coldwater, Michigan, 1964-1965.
Associate professor department theatre University Southern Maine, Gorham, 1968-1976, professor, since 1976, chairman department, 1974-1983, 88—, chairman, 1983-1988, chairman of chairs, 1987-1989. Member visiting accreditation committee Massachusetts Board Regents, 1984. Member faculty International Readers Theatre Institute, London, since 1990.
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The Trail of the Mountain God: And Other Stories of Discovery
(The first novella, THE TRAIL OF THE MOUNTAIN GOD, is stee...)
- Imitation, the Art of the Theatre
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The Trail of the Mountain God: And Other Stories of Discovery
Membership
Elected national judge American College Theatre Festival, 1991. Judge National Collegiate Forensic Championships. With United States Army, 1954-1956.
Fellow National Forensic Association (honoree 2000), New England Theatre Conference. Member Speech Communications Association, Association Theatre in Higher Education.
Connections
Married Beverly Nadine Smith, May 23, 1959 (divorced 1996). Children: Gregory Neff, Kimberly Dawn, Geoffrey Walden.
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American
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1957
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1974
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1950 - 1964
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1959 - 1960
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1964 - 1965
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1968 - 1976
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National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1979. Research grantee University Southern Maine, 1974-1984. Recipient Gold Medal Kennedy Center, American College Theatre Festival Kennedy Center Education, 1989. Honoree New England Forensic Association, 2000.National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1979. Research grantee University Southern Maine, 1974-1984. Recipient Gold Medal Kennedy Center, American College Theatre Festival Kennedy Center Education, 1989.
Honoree New England Forensic Association, 2000.