Louis, 1967 Einstein Award, 1967 Bestsellers Paperback of the Year Award, 1968, for The Source George Wash-ington Award, Hungarian Studies Foundation, 1970 U.S. D., Temple University, 1957 Litt.D., American International College, 1957, Washington University, St. Naval Reserve, 1942–45 became lieutenant commander naval historian in the South Pacific.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Pulitzer Prize for fiction, 1948, for Tales of the South Pacific D.H.L., Rider College, 1950, and Swarthmore College, 1954 National Association of Independent Schools Award, 1954, 1958 L.L. Postal Service advisory committee, 1978–87 National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory council, 1979–83 U.S International Broadcasting Board, 1983–89. Information Agency advisory committee, 1970–76 U.S.

State Department advisory committee on the arts, 1957 U.S.

Chair, President Kennedy's Food for Peace Program, 1961 congressional candidate from Pennsylvania's Eighth District, 1962 secretary of Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1967–68. Visiting professor, Harvard University, 1940–41, and University of Texas at Austin, 1983. Creator of 'Adventures in Paradise' television series, 1959. Worked variously as an actor in a traveling show and as a sports columnist at the age of fifteen Hill School, PA, teacher, 1932 George School, PA, teacher, 1933–36 Colorado State College of Education (now University of Northern Colorado), Greeley, associate professor, 1936–41 Macmillan Co., New York City, associate editor, 1941–42, 1946–49 freelance writer, 1949–97. Politics: Democrat Religion: Society of Friends (Quakers)ĬAREER: Writer. (summa cum laude), 1929 Colorado State College of Education (now University of Northern Colorado), A.M., 1936 research study at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Ohio State University, Harvard University, St. February 3, 1907, probably in New York, NY died of renal failure after choosing to be removed from a kidney dialysis machine, October 16, 1997, in Austin, TX foster son of Mabel (Haddock) Michener married Patti Koon, J(divorced, 1948) married Vange Nord, Septem(divorced, 1955) married Mari Yoriko Sabusawa (deceased, 1994), October 23, 1955.

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