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John Ehle

March 10, 2023

For the United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient, see John Walter Ehle.

John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018)[1] was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".[2]

John Ehle
BornJohn Marsden Ehle, Jr.
(1925-12-13)December 13, 1925
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 92)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Period1957–2018
GenreHistorical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction
Spouse
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(m. 1967)​
ChildrenJennifer Ehle

Life and career

John Ehle was born in Asheville, North Carolina, the oldest of five children of Gladys (née Starnes) and John Marsden Ehle, an insurance company division director.[3] His paternal grandparents emigrated from Wales and England.[4]

He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, serving as a rifleman with the 97th Infantry Division.[5] Following his military service, he went on to study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures in 1949 and later a Master of Arts in Dramatic Arts (1953). He also served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1951 to 1963.[3] During his tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill, he wrote plays for the American Adventure series that played on NBC Radio and began writing his first novel.

Move Over Mountain, Ehle's first novel, was published by Hodder & Stoughton of London in 1957. The following year, he returned with a biography The Survivor: The Story of Eddy Hukov. In 1964, Harper & Row published The Land Breakers, perhaps his most well-known book.[6] The book is a fictional account set in the late 18th century that traces the story of the first white pioneers to settle in the Appalachian wilderness of the mountains of Western North Carolina. The Land Breakers, out of print for several decades, was republished in 2006 by Press 53, a small imprint in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

With The Land Breakers, he started a seven-part series of historical fiction about the Appalachian region.[7] Two of his 11 novels have been adapted as films: The Winter People and The Journey of August King.

Among his six works of non-fiction is the 1965 book The Free Men, which is a first-person chronicle of the desegregation struggle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the height of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.[3]

Personal life

Ehle was married to English actress Rosemary Harris and was the father of actress Jennifer Ehle.

Ehle was active in a number of social, educational, and anti-poverty projects in the state of North Carolina. From 1963 to 1964, Ehle served as special assistant to North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, an appointment Sanford often called his "one man think tank."[8] Sanford credits Ehle for the idea behind the statewide initiative The North Carolina Fund (a non-profit organization funded primarily by grants from the Ford Foundation to fight poverty in North Carolina).[9] As an extension of Governor Sanford's focus on education, Ehle was instrumental in the founding of both the North Carolina School of the Arts,[10] and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, among the first such state-supported high schools for the gifted and talented in the United States.[11] He was also responsible for the founding of the North Carolina Governor's School, the first summer program of its kind for gifted students in North Carolina.

From 1964 to 1966, Ehle served as an adviser on President Lyndon B. Johnson's White House Group for Domestic Affairs. From 1965 to 1968, Ehle was a member of the United States National Committee for UNESCO. He also served on the National Council for the Humanities (1966–1970).

In the late 1960s, Ehle took over management of the Stouffer Foundation.[12] The heiress Anne Forsyth had created this organization to provide full scholarships for Black students to attend some of the all-white "Seg academies." These private schools had sprung up around the South to help white parents keep their children out of legally mandated racially integrated public schools. Forsyth's goals were to benefit the few selected Black students and to open the minds of white students. Ehle and his wife Rosemary Harris can be heard interviewing prospective candidates, Black public school students, on surviving recordings.[13]

Legacy and honors

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Manuscripts Department, maintains the John Ehle Papers,[14] an archive which contains drafts, notes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to Ehle's many books. The collection also includes a large collection of audio recordings of interviews, video, and photographs which document the civil rights activities observed by Ehle while he was writing The Free Men.

Ehle was elected to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. He has received awards, including the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, the Lillian Smith Book Award, the John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities, and the Mayflower Award.[15]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Move Over Mountain (1957).[16] ISBN 0-9793049-8-9
  • Kingstree Island (1959)
  • Lion on the Hearth (1961) ISBN 1941209300
  • The Land Breakers New York : Harper & Row, 1964. ISBN 9780060111700, OCLC 774094
  • The Road New York, Harper & Row, 1967. ISBN 1572330163, OCLC 1090449
  • Time of Drums New York, Harper & Row, 1970. ISBN 9780060111748, OCLC 93792
  • The Journey of August King (1971). ISBN 0060111666
  • The Changing of the Guard (1974)
  • The Winter People (1982). ISBN 1941209696
  • Last One Home (1984). ISBN 0982441681
  • The Widow's Trial (1989)

Non-fiction

  • The Survivor: The Story of Eddy Hukov (1958)
  • Shepherd of the streets; the story of the Reverend James A. Gusweller and his crusade on the New York West Side (1960)
  • The Free Men (1965)
  • John Ehle; James J Spanfeller, The cheeses and wines of England and France : with notes on Irish whiskey, New York; London: Harper and Row, 1972. ISBN 9780060111670, OCLC 1045048947
  • Trail of Tears (1988)
  • Dr. Frank: Life with Frank Porter Graham (1993)

References

  1. ^ Correspondent, PAUL GARBER Special. "John Ehle, celebrated writer and founder of the N.C. School of Arts, dies at age 92". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Wadington, Katie (27 March 2018). "Appalachian novelist John Ehle dies at 92". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c . The North Carolina Writers' Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006.
  4. ^ . freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. ^ Sandomir, Richard (13 April 2018). "John Ehle, Who Rooted His Novels in Appalachia, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. p. A24. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ . www.lib.unc.edu. Archived from the original on November 17, 2005.
  7. ^ . Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. ^ Monks, Sheryl (2013). . Forsyth County Public Library. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ^ "North Carolina Fund Records, 1962-1971". UNC-Chapel Hill. 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  10. ^ "UNCSA mourns the loss of founder John Ehle". www.uncsa.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  11. ^ . UNC-TV. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  12. ^ Secret, Mosi (September 7, 2017). "The Way to Survive It Was to Make A's". The New York Times Magazine. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. ^ Glass, Ira; Secret, Mosi (September 8, 2017). "Essay B". This American Life. WBEZ. Retrieved 24 January 2021. A transcript is also available.
  14. ^ "John Ehle Papers, 1918-1993". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  15. ^ . Press 53. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-10-31.,
  16. ^ "Ehle works". OCLC WorldCat. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

External links

  • Inventory of the John Ehle Papers, 1942-1993, in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • at the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
  • John Ehle at IMDb

March 10, 2023
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For the United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient see John Walter Ehle John Marsden Ehle Jr December 13 1925 March 24 2018 1 was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South He has been described as the father of Appalachian literature 2 John EhleBornJohn Marsden Ehle Jr 1925 12 13 December 13 1925Asheville North Carolina U S DiedMarch 24 2018 2018 03 24 aged 92 Winston Salem North Carolina U S OccupationWriterAlma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillPeriod1957 2018GenreHistorical fiction Southern literature Non fictionSpouseRosemary Harris m 1967 wbr ChildrenJennifer Ehle Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Legacy and honors 4 Bibliography 4 1 Novels 4 2 Non fiction 5 References 6 External linksLife and career EditJohn Ehle was born in Asheville North Carolina the oldest of five children of Gladys nee Starnes and John Marsden Ehle an insurance company division director 3 His paternal grandparents emigrated from Wales and England 4 He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II serving as a rifleman with the 97th Infantry Division 5 Following his military service he went on to study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Radio Television and Motion Pictures in 1949 and later a Master of Arts in Dramatic Arts 1953 He also served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1951 to 1963 3 During his tenure at UNC Chapel Hill he wrote plays for the American Adventure series that played on NBC Radio and began writing his first novel Move Over Mountain Ehle s first novel was published by Hodder amp Stoughton of London in 1957 The following year he returned with a biography The Survivor The Story of Eddy Hukov In 1964 Harper amp Row published The Land Breakers perhaps his most well known book 6 The book is a fictional account set in the late 18th century that traces the story of the first white pioneers to settle in the Appalachian wilderness of the mountains of Western North Carolina The Land Breakers out of print for several decades was republished in 2006 by Press 53 a small imprint in Winston Salem North Carolina With The Land Breakers he started a seven part series of historical fiction about the Appalachian region 7 Two of his 11 novels have been adapted as films The Winter People and The Journey of August King Among his six works of non fiction is the 1965 book The Free Men which is a first person chronicle of the desegregation struggle in Chapel Hill North Carolina at the height of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s 3 Personal life EditEhle was married to English actress Rosemary Harris and was the father of actress Jennifer Ehle Ehle was active in a number of social educational and anti poverty projects in the state of North Carolina From 1963 to 1964 Ehle served as special assistant to North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford an appointment Sanford often called his one man think tank 8 Sanford credits Ehle for the idea behind the statewide initiative The North Carolina Fund a non profit organization funded primarily by grants from the Ford Foundation to fight poverty in North Carolina 9 As an extension of Governor Sanford s focus on education Ehle was instrumental in the founding of both the North Carolina School of the Arts 10 and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics among the first such state supported high schools for the gifted and talented in the United States 11 He was also responsible for the founding of the North Carolina Governor s School the first summer program of its kind for gifted students in North Carolina From 1964 to 1966 Ehle served as an adviser on President Lyndon B Johnson s White House Group for Domestic Affairs From 1965 to 1968 Ehle was a member of the United States National Committee for UNESCO He also served on the National Council for the Humanities 1966 1970 In the late 1960s Ehle took over management of the Stouffer Foundation 12 The heiress Anne Forsyth had created this organization to provide full scholarships for Black students to attend some of the all white Seg academies These private schools had sprung up around the South to help white parents keep their children out of legally mandated racially integrated public schools Forsyth s goals were to benefit the few selected Black students and to open the minds of white students Ehle and his wife Rosemary Harris can be heard interviewing prospective candidates Black public school students on surviving recordings 13 Legacy and honors EditThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Manuscripts Department maintains the John Ehle Papers 14 an archive which contains drafts notes correspondence and other materials pertaining to Ehle s many books The collection also includes a large collection of audio recordings of interviews video and photographs which document the civil rights activities observed by Ehle while he was writing The Free Men Ehle was elected to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame He has received awards including the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award the Lillian Smith Book Award the John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities and the Mayflower Award 15 Bibliography EditNovels Edit Move Over Mountain 1957 16 ISBN 0 9793049 8 9 Kingstree Island 1959 Lion on the Hearth 1961 ISBN 1941209300 The Land Breakers New York Harper amp Row 1964 ISBN 9780060111700 OCLC 774094 The Road New York Harper amp Row 1967 ISBN 1572330163 OCLC 1090449 Time of Drums New York Harper amp Row 1970 ISBN 9780060111748 OCLC 93792 The Journey of August King 1971 ISBN 0060111666 The Changing of the Guard 1974 The Winter People 1982 ISBN 1941209696 Last One Home 1984 ISBN 0982441681 The Widow s Trial 1989 Non fiction Edit The Survivor The Story of Eddy Hukov 1958 Shepherd of the streets the story of the Reverend James A Gusweller and his crusade on the New York West Side 1960 The Free Men 1965 John Ehle James J Spanfeller The cheeses and wines of England and France with notes on Irish whiskey New York London Harper and Row 1972 ISBN 9780060111670 OCLC 1045048947 Trail of Tears 1988 Dr Frank Life with Frank Porter Graham 1993 References Edit Correspondent PAUL GARBER Special John Ehle celebrated writer and founder of the N C School of Arts dies at age 92 Winston Salem Journal Retrieved Aug 25 2019 Wadington Katie 27 March 2018 Appalachian novelist John Ehle dies at 92 Asheville Citizen Times Retrieved 27 March 2018 a b c Biography of John Ehle The North Carolina Writers Network Archived from the original on October 4 2006 Ehle family freepages genealogy rootsweb ancestry com 2013 Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2013 Sandomir Richard 13 April 2018 John Ehle Who Rooted His Novels in Appalachia Is Dead at 92 The New York Times p A24 Retrieved 16 April 2018 John Ehle Papers 4555 Inventory www lib unc edu Archived from the original on November 17 2005 Finding Harper Lee Greensboro News amp Record Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2020 02 06 Monks Sheryl 2013 Biography of John Ehle Forsyth County Public Library Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2013 North Carolina Fund Records 1962 1971 UNC Chapel Hill 2013 Retrieved 4 November 2013 UNCSA mourns the loss of founder John Ehle www uncsa edu Retrieved 2018 08 27 NC School of the Arts UNC TV Archived from the original on 2015 09 13 Retrieved 2015 10 31 Secret Mosi September 7 2017 The Way to Survive It Was to Make A s The New York Times Magazine The New York Times Company Retrieved 24 January 2021 Glass Ira Secret Mosi September 8 2017 Essay B This American Life WBEZ Retrieved 24 January 2021 A transcript is also available John Ehle Papers 1918 1993 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2013 Retrieved 4 November 2013 Biography John Ehle Press 53 Archived from the original on 2014 09 10 Retrieved 2015 10 31 Ehle works OCLC WorldCat 2015 Retrieved 31 October 2015 External links EditInventory of the John Ehle Papers 1942 1993 in the Southern Historical Collection University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Biography of John Ehle at the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame John Ehle at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Ehle amp oldid 1131081888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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