Virgil J. Scott

Born: 08/01/1914   Vancouver
Died: 02/09/2001
Parents: Charles E. Scott, Elda T. Scott
Spouse: Justine, professor
Children: Nancy Hoffman, Catherine Williams, David, Mrs. Gary Miller

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Walk-In
- Co-author: Dominic Koski
Fiction Adult New York : Simon and Schuster 1976
The Kreutaman Formula
- Co-author: Dominic Koski.
Fiction Adult New York: Simon & Schuster 1974
I, John Mordaunt Historical Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt Brace 1964
The Savage Affair Fiction Adult New York, Harcourt Brace 1958
Studies in the Short Story
- (Publication Years: 1949, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1980)
Non Fiction Adult New York, H. Holt 1949 -1980
The Hickory Stick Fiction Adult New York, Swallow Press 1948
The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter Fiction Adult New York, Swallow Press 1947
- Stories published in Argosy, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, and others

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Ohioanna Award 1948
Nominated, Edgar Award, Mystery Writers of America

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd ed. 1993
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 5-8R Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 2
1970 -1981
Michigan Poets with supplement to Michigan Authors 1960 1964
American Authors and Books
American Novelists of Today
Author's and Writer's Who's Who
Directory of American Scholars
International Authors and Writers Who's Who
Ohio Authors and Their Books

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State University Columbus , OH 1935 -1945

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Professor of creative writing and modern literature
- retired
Michigan State University East Lansing 1947 -1977
Instructor University of Minnesota Minneapolis 1945 -1947
Instructor Ohio State University Columbus , OH 1941 -1945
English Teacher Franklin High School Franklin , OH 1937 -1941

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