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Mark Schorer was born on 17 May, 1908 in Sauk City, Wisconsin, is an American writer, critic, and scholar. Discover Mark Schorer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Occupation Author
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1908
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Sauk City, Wisconsin
Date of death 11 August, 1977
Died Place Oakland, California
Nationality United States

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1908

Mark Schorer (May 17, 1908 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer, critic, and scholar born in Sauk City, Wisconsin.

1920

These stories, originally published mainly in Weird Tales magazine during the 1920s and 1930s, were eventually anthologized in Colonel Markesan and Less Pleasant People (1966).

Schorer died from a blood infection following bladder surgery in Oakland, California at the age of 69.

1936

Schorer earned an MA at Harvard and his Ph.D. in English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1936.

1957

Schorer was called as an expert witness during the 1957 obscenity trial over the Allen Ginsberg poem Howl, and testified in defense of the poem.

1960

During his academic career, he held positions at Dartmouth, Harvard, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he chaired the Department of English from 1960 to 1965.

A leading critic of his time, he was best known for his work, Sinclair Lewis: An American Life.

Schorer was also the author of many short stories, which appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker, Harpers, The Atlantic Monthly, and Esquire.

Among his honors were three Guggenheim Fellowships, a Fulbright professorship at the University of Pisa and a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.

He also was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the most prestigious honor society for creative arts in the country.

2010

This incident is dramatized in the film Howl (2010), in which Schorer is portrayed by Treat Williams.

In addition to his scholarly works, he also co-authored a series of science-fiction and horror stories with writer, publisher and childhood friend (both being natives of Sauk City, Wisconsin) August Derleth.