Background
Liston, William Thomas was born on October 7, 1930 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Son of Edmond and Mary Liston.
Liston, William Thomas was born on October 7, 1930 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Son of Edmond and Mary Liston.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Albany, 1957; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1966.
English teacher Kendall (New York ) High School, 1957-1958. Graduate assistant University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1958-1965. From assistant professor to professor Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1965—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005.
Exchange professor Yeungnam University, Gyongsan, Korea, 1984, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1987-1988.
Corporal United States Army, 1951-1953. Member Shakespeare Association American, International Shakespeare Association, American Theatre Critics, American Association of University Professors.
Married Phyllis Hurd, June 25, 1958 (divorced 1990). Children: Ellen, Heather, Rebecca, Edmund, Zoe.