Kessler, Jascha Frederick, 1929-

Kessler was born on Nov. 27, 1929 in New York City, NY; BA, New York Univ., 1950; MA (1951) and Ph. D (1955), Univ. of Michigan; instructor in English, NYU (1954-55) and Hunter College (1955-56); educational research director, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1956-57; asst. professor of English, Hamilton College, 1957-61; asst. professor (1961-64), assoc. professor (1964-70), and in 1970 professor of English, UCLA; director of Institute of Government and Public Affairs research project, "Culture in Los Angeles : a study of its problems, resources, potentialities," 1967-68; has been visiting poet, lecturer, and conference participant in many international venues; wrote poetry, plays, translations, and short stories; received Academy Award nomination in 1970 for his writing in A long way from nowhere; winner of the PEN (Hungary) Memorial Medal in 1979 for his translations; publications include An Egyptian bondage and other stories (1967), Whatever love declares (1969), In memory of the future (1976), and Death comes for the behaviorist and other stories (1983).

Biography

Kessler was born on November 27, 1929 in New York City, New York: BA, New York University, 1950; MA (1951) and Ph.D (1955), University of Michigan; instructor in English, New York University (1954-55) and Hunter College (1955-56); educational research director, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1956-57; assistant professor of English, Hamilton College, 1957-61; assistant professor (1961-64), associate professor (1964-70), and in 1970 professor of English, UCLA; director of Institute of Government and Public Affairs research project, Culture in Los Angeles: a study of its problems, resources, potentialities, 1967-68; has been visiting poet, lecturer, and conference participant in many international venues; wrote poetry, plays, translations, and short stories; received Academy Award nomination in 1970 for his writing in A long way from nowhere ; winner of the PEN (Hungary) Memorial Medal in 1979 for his translations; publications include An Egyptian bondage and other stories . (1967), Whatever love declares . (1969), In memory of the future . (1976), and Death comes for the behaviorist and other stories . (1983).