Mark Harris

Mark Harris was born in 1922 in Mt. Vernon, New York. After serving in the Army from 1943-44, he worked as a newspaper reporter in St. Louis and New York. Harris was educated at the Universities of Denver and New Mexico, and received a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. His twelve novels include "Trumpet to the World" (1946), "The Southpaw" (1953), "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1956), "A Ticket for Seamstitch" (1957), "Killing Everybody" (1973), "It Looked Like Forever" (1979), "Lying in Bed" (1984), and "Speed" (1990). Harris’ other writings include the play FRIEDMAN AND SON (1963), an abridged version of james boswell’s papers entitled "Heart of Boswell" (1981), an autobiography: "Best Father Ever Invented" (1976), and book reviews for many publications, including "The New York Times Book Review." He served on the faculties of Arizona State University, Purdue University, the California Institute of the Arts, the University of Southern California, and Brandeis University.