William James Nichols

Background

Nichols, William James was born on August 19, 1942 in New York City. Son of James William andNellie Mae (Register) N.

Education

1 stepchild, Daniel Burton-Rose. Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1964. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972, Doctor of Philosophy, 1978.

Lecturer San Bernardino University, California, 1973-1974.

Lecturer Queen"s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1974-1975, assistant professor, 1975-1978, associate professor, 1978-1982, professor, head department film studies, since 1978. Member adjunct faculty York University, Toronto, Ontario, since 1983.

Consultant American Film Institute, Los Angeles, since 1983.

Career

Professor Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1987, chair Canada, 1976-1985, San Francisco State University, 1987-1990, professor, 1987-2001, since 2002. Professor art history, Frances Knapp Allen chair of art history University Rochester, 2001—2002. Visiting associate scholar University California, Santa Cruz, 1990-1993.

Legal consultant, Los Angeles and San Francisco, since 1991. Critic Station KUSP-National Public Radio Radio, Santa Cruz, 1990-2001.

Achievements

• William J. Nichols has been listed as a noteworthy film studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Cinema Studies (president 1983-1985), Film Studies Association Canada (program chairman 1979), Society Anthropology of Visual Communciation, Modern Language Association, Canada Studies Association.

Connections

Married Catherine M. Soussloff, June 24, 1994. 1 child, Eugenia Clark.

Father:

James William

Mother:

Nellie Mae Nichols

Spouse:

Catherine M. Soussloff

child:

Eugenia Clark Nichols