Calder Willingham

Born December 23, 1922· Atlanta, Georgia

† Died February 21, 1995

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Emerging from Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of a hotel manager and, after leaving The Citadel, spent a stint with the Office of War Information before settling in New York City, where a decade of writing produced three early novels and positioned him among the postwar realist writers of Greenwich Village. His debut, End as a Man, sparked controversy for its stark depiction of military academy l… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources