Livingston Ludlow Biddle was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1918.[1] His mother was Euginie Carter Law, and father was Livingston Ludlow Biddle (1877–1959) of the Biddle family of Philadelphia, who published poems such as "The Understanding Hills".[2] Ancestors included grandfather Edward Biddle (1851–1933) who married Emily Taylor Drexel (1851–1883), daughter of Anthony Joseph Drexel, and great grandfather Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844), linking to two major banking families.[1] He attended the Montgomery School in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania and St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. He graduated from Princeton University in 1940, majoring in English and French. He was also on the tennis team.[3]
He went to work as a reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin newspaper until World War II broke out. Several of his cousins and uncles were military leaders, but due to his poor eyesight, he served in the American Field Service as an ambulance driver in Africa. After the war he wrote short stories and four novels set in Philadelphia. From 1963 to 1965 he worked as staff assistant to Senator Claiborne Pell, who was a classmate from both St. George's and Princeton. He helped draft the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the third chairman of the NEA in 1977 and served until 1981.[1]
Biddle married Cordelia Fenton who died in 1972. In 1973 he married artist Catharina Baart (1912–2005), who had been born in the Netherlands. She taught art in the Washington, DC public schools from the 1950s to 1974.[4]
His daughter from his first marriage, Cordelia Frances Biddle (born 1947), also became an author. A series features the fictitious Philadelphia character Martha Beale.[5]
Worksedit
Livingston Biddle Jr. (1949). "The Vacation". The Best American Short Stories and the Yearbook of the American Short Story. Houghton Mifflin Company: 19–35. From Cosmopolitan
Livingston Biddle (1950). Main Line: a Philadelphia novel. J. Messner.
Livingston Biddle (1952). Debut. J. Messner.
Livingston Biddle (1956). The Village Beyond. Lippincott.
Livingston Biddle (1961). Sam Bentley's Island. Doubleday.
Livingston Biddle (1988). Our government and the arts: a perspective from the inside. ACA Books. ISBN978-0-915400-67-6.
Referencesedit
^ abcDavid Stout (May 4, 2002). "Livingston Biddle Jr., 83, Ex-Chairman of Arts Endowment". The New York Times. pp. A11. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
^Livingston Ludlow Biddle (1916). The Understanding Hills, and other Poems. Dodd, Mead and Company.
^ ab"Memorial: Livingston L. Biddle '40". Princeton Alumni Weekly. October 9, 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^. The Washington Post. February 26, 2005. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
^Cordelia Frances Biddle. . author web page. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
October 27, 2023
livingston, biddle, livingston, ludlow, biddle, 1918, 2002, american, author, promoter, funding, arts, from, wealthy, pennsylvania, family, contents, life, legacy, works, referenceslife, editlivingston, ludlow, biddle, born, bryn, mawr, pennsylvania, 1918, mot. Livingston Ludlow Biddle Jr 1918 2002 was an American author and promoter of funding of the arts from a wealthy Pennsylvania family Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 ReferencesLife editLivingston Ludlow Biddle was born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania on May 26 1918 1 His mother was Euginie Carter Law and father was Livingston Ludlow Biddle 1877 1959 of the Biddle family of Philadelphia who published poems such as The Understanding Hills 2 Ancestors included grandfather Edward Biddle 1851 1933 who married Emily Taylor Drexel 1851 1883 daughter of Anthony Joseph Drexel and great grandfather Nicholas Biddle 1786 1844 linking to two major banking families 1 He attended the Montgomery School in Chester Springs Pennsylvania and St George s School in Middletown Rhode Island He graduated from Princeton University in 1940 majoring in English and French He was also on the tennis team 3 He went to work as a reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin newspaper until World War II broke out Several of his cousins and uncles were military leaders but due to his poor eyesight he served in the American Field Service as an ambulance driver in Africa After the war he wrote short stories and four novels set in Philadelphia From 1963 to 1965 he worked as staff assistant to Senator Claiborne Pell who was a classmate from both St George s and Princeton He helped draft the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts NEA and the National Endowment for the Humanities He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the third chairman of the NEA in 1977 and served until 1981 1 Biddle married Cordelia Fenton who died in 1972 In 1973 he married artist Catharina Baart 1912 2005 who had been born in the Netherlands She taught art in the Washington DC public schools from the 1950s to 1974 4 He died May 3 2002 3 Legacy editHis daughter from his first marriage Cordelia Frances Biddle born 1947 also became an author A series features the fictitious Philadelphia character Martha Beale 5 Works editLivingston Biddle Jr 1949 The Vacation The Best American Short Stories and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Houghton Mifflin Company 19 35 From Cosmopolitan Livingston Biddle 1950 Main Line a Philadelphia novel J Messner Livingston Biddle 1952 Debut J Messner Livingston Biddle 1956 The Village Beyond Lippincott Livingston Biddle 1961 Sam Bentley s Island Doubleday Livingston Biddle 1988 Our government and the arts a perspective from the inside ACA Books ISBN 978 0 915400 67 6 References edit a b c David Stout May 4 2002 Livingston Biddle Jr 83 Ex Chairman of Arts Endowment The New York Times pp A11 Retrieved March 16 2011 Livingston Ludlow Biddle 1916 The Understanding Hills and other Poems Dodd Mead and Company a b Memorial Livingston L Biddle 40 Princeton Alumni Weekly October 9 2002 Retrieved December 22 2016 Catharina Baart Biddle Artist Teacher The Washington Post February 26 2005 Archived from the original on February 1 2011 Retrieved March 16 2011 Cordelia Frances Biddle Historical Notes author web page Archived from the original on May 18 2011 Retrieved March 16 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Livingston L Biddle Jr amp oldid 1171861320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
