Donald Barthelme

Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. He also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961-1962), and a professor at various universities.

Later life and death

Barthelme went on to teach for brief periods at Boston University, State University of New York at Buffalo, and the College of the City of New York, where he served as Distinguished Visiting Professor from 1974-75. He married four times, first to Brigit, with whom he had his only child, a daughter named Anne, and last to Marion, to whom he remained married until his 1989 death from cancer.

Related Topics:
Boston University - State University of New York at Buffalo - College of the City of New York - 1989 - Cancer

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