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(1924-1997) Novelist. William Humphrey was born in Clarksville, Texas, and died in Hudson, New York.

Full Name

William Humphrey

Locations

Columbia

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Humphrey published articles and short stories for magazines such as The Atlantic Monthy, Esquire, and Sports Illustrated.

1924

BIRTH

William Humphrey was born in Clarksville, Texas, on June 18, 1924.

1940

OTHER

Mr. Humphrey moved to Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, in the 1940s.

1949

OTHER

Mr. Humphrey began teaching at Bard College in Annadale-On-Hudson, New York, in 1949.

1953

LITWORK

The Last Husband and Other Stories
William Morrow

Short stories.

1958

LITWORK

Home From The Hill
Knopf
0394429060 / 978-0394429069
Novel.

1965

RESIDENCE

Mr. Humphrey bought an apple farm in Hudson, New York, in 1965, which became his home for the remainder of his life.

1965

LITWORK

The Ordways
New York: Alfred A. Knopf
1112728198 / 978-1112728198
Novel.

1968

LITWORK

A Time and a Place
New York: Alfred A. Knopf

Short stories.

1973

LITWORK

The Proud Flesh
New York: Alfred A. Knopf
0701119470 / 978-0701119478
Novel.

1977

LITWORK

Farther Off from Heaven
Alfred A. Knopf

Memoir.

1984

LITWORK

Hostages to Fortune
Delacorte Press
0385293550 / 978-0385293556
Novel.

1985

LITWORK

Collected Stories
Delacorte / Lawrence
038529400X / 978-0385294003
Short stories.

1986

LITWORK

Open Season: Sporting Adventures of William Humphrey
Delacorte

Short fiction.

1989

LITWORK

No Resting Place
Delacorte Press
0385297297 / 978-0385297295
Novel.

1992

LITWORK

September Song
Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence
0395584140 / 978-0395584149
Short stories.

1997

DEATH

After being diagnosed with larynx cancer in April, William Humphrey died at his home in Hudson, New York, on August 20, 1997, at age 73.

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