Born in Carbondale, Illinois, Taylor attended Southern Illinois University for one year.[1] The university now houses his papers.[2] He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor of arts in 1933.
From 1942 to 1946, Taylor served in the United States Navy during World War II. During his service, he wrote numerous stories and Adrift in a Boneyard, an extended fiction about survivors of a disaster. In 1949,The Saturday Evening Post commissioned a series of biographical sketches of W. C. Fields. He published them together as W. C. Fields: His Follies and Fortunes. Taylor continued to write fiction and biographies, including one on Winston Churchill.
Taylor's 1958 novel The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, about a 14-year-old and his father in the California Gold Rush, won the Pulitzer Prize and was purchased for a film, but eventually became a television series, instead.[3]A Journey to Matecumbe was adapted in 1976 as the Disney movie Treasure of Matecumbe.[4] His novel Professor Fodorski served as the basis for the 1962 musical All American.[5]
^"How Books Shaped The American National Identity". WBUR-FM. August 14, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^Taylor, Drew (November 13, 2019). "15 Obscure Movies and TV Shows on Disney+ You Need to Check Out". Syfy Wire. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^"All American Broadway @ Winter Garden Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
^Stewart, Barbara (October 4, 1998). "Robert Lewis Taylor Is Dead, Novelist and Biographer, 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
^Pearson, Richard (October 5, 1998). "ROBERT LEWIS TAYLOR DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links
Robert Lewis Taylor Papers, 1947–1968, at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Special Collections Research Center
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robert, lewis, taylor, other, people, named, robert, taylor, robert, taylor, disambiguation, september, 1912, september, 1998, american, writer, winner, 1959, pulitzer, prize, fiction, contents, education, career, bibliography, references, external, linkseduca. For other people named Robert Taylor see Robert Taylor disambiguation Robert Lewis Taylor September 24 1912 September 30 1998 was an American writer and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEducation EditBorn in Carbondale Illinois Taylor attended Southern Illinois University for one year 1 The university now houses his papers 2 He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a bachelor of arts in 1933 Career EditAfter college he became a journalist and won awards for reporting citation needed In 1939 he became a writer for The New Yorker magazine contributing biographical sketches His work also appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and Reader s Digest From 1942 to 1946 Taylor served in the United States Navy during World War II During his service he wrote numerous stories and Adrift in a Boneyard an extended fiction about survivors of a disaster In 1949 The Saturday Evening Post commissioned a series of biographical sketches of W C Fields He published them together as W C Fields His Follies and Fortunes Taylor continued to write fiction and biographies including one on Winston Churchill Taylor s 1958 novel The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters about a 14 year old and his father in the California Gold Rush won the Pulitzer Prize and was purchased for a film but eventually became a television series instead 3 A Journey to Matecumbe was adapted in 1976 as the Disney movie Treasure of Matecumbe 4 His novel Professor Fodorski served as the basis for the 1962 musical All American 5 Taylor died on September 30 1998 6 7 Bibliography EditAdrift in a Boneyard 1948 Doctor Lawyer Merchant Chief 1948 W C Fields His Follies and Fortunes 1949 Professor Fodorski 1950 The Running Pianist 1950 Winston Churchill An Informal Study of Greatness 1952 The Bright Sands 1954 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1958 Center Ring 1960 A Journey to Matecumbe 1961 Two Roads to Guadalupe 1964 Vessel of Wrath The Life and Times of Carry Nation 1966 A Roaring in the Wind 1978 Niagara 1980 References Edit Fischer Heinz D 2012 Novel Fiction Awards 1917 1994 Walter de Gruyter p 159 ISBN 978 3 1109 7211 5 Grace Fran 2001 Carry A Nation Retelling the Life Indiana University Press p 264 ISBN 978 0 2531 0833 3 How Books Shaped The American National Identity WBUR FM August 14 2012 Retrieved February 22 2020 Taylor Drew November 13 2019 15 Obscure Movies and TV Shows on Disney You Need to Check Out Syfy Wire Retrieved February 22 2020 All American Broadway Winter Garden Theatre Tickets and Discounts Playbill Retrieved September 21 2021 Stewart Barbara October 4 1998 Robert Lewis Taylor Is Dead Novelist and Biographer 88 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved September 21 2021 Pearson Richard October 5 1998 ROBERT LEWIS TAYLOR DIES Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved September 21 2021 External links EditRobert Lewis Taylor Papers 1947 1968 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Special Collections Research Center This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Lewis Taylor amp oldid 1099818223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
