William
Wiegand
Born:
06/11/1928
Detroit,
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Died: 02/29/2016
Parents: Jack J. Wiegand; Kathryn Wiegand
Spouse: Cary Stone
Address(es):
Last Known
Menlo Park , CA
Died: 02/29/2016
Parents: Jack J. Wiegand; Kathryn Wiegand
Spouse: Cary Stone
Address(es):
Last Known
Menlo Park , CA
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chester A. Arthur Conspiracy: a novel - Spoof After assassinating Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth escapes to the home of a Confederate Virginia family where he falls in love with Nell, the wife of future president Chester A. Arthur and later becomes part of a plan to impersonate the president himself. |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Dial Press | 1983 | |
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Student's Choice : An Anthology of Short Stories - Editor with Richard Kraus |
Fiction | Adult | Columbus, Ohio, Merrill | 1970 | |
| The School of Soft Knocks | Fiction | Adult | Philadelphia, Lippincott | 1968 | |
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The Treatment Man - The "treatment man" is the head psychologist, Howard Pryor, at the Southern State Penitentiary at Creighton- called the best run prison in the U.S. until a dramatic and extended riot catapulted the penitentiary and Pryor into the headlines. (Jackson Prison riot in 1952) |
Fiction, Michigan | Adult | New York, McGraw-Hill | 1959 | |
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At Last, Mr. Tolliver - Won the Rinehart Mystery Prize |
Fiction, Mystery | Adult | New York : Holt, Rinehart | 1950 | |
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Other writings: - Contributor of short stories and articles to Story, New Republic, New Leader and literary reviews |
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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Joseph Henry Jackson Award for The Treatment Man | 1958 |
| Mary Roberts Rinehart Award for At Last, Mr. Tolliver | |
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Hopwood Award - Received 5 Prizes as a student at the University of Michigan |
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| Phi Beta Kappa |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
| Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. | 1980 |
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Michigan in Fiction - Michigan Department of Education |
1976 |
| Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers | |
| Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers | |
| Writers Directory |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 1960 |
| Master of Arts (A.M.) | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1950 |
| Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1945 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor to Professor of English and Creative Writing | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1962 |
| Briggs Copland Instructor in English | Harvard University | Cambridge | 1960-1962 |
| Teaching Fellow | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor , Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1955 |
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