Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956

Author, known for his realistic portrayals of Native American life in the early 20th century.

Corle was born in Wildwood, NJ, on May 7, 1906; AB, UC Berkeley, 1928; graduate student at Yale, 1928-30; married Jean Armstrong, 1944; wrote several books, including Mojave: a book of stories (1934), Fig tree John (1935), People on the earth (1937), Listen, bright angel (1946), Three ways to Mecca (1947), John Studebaker, an american dream (1948), The royal highway (1949), In winter light (1949), The Gila, river of the southwest (1951), and Billy the Kid (1953); contributed articles and stories to the Atlantic monthly, Harpers, New Yorker, Scribner's, and others; died, June 11, 1956.

Biography

Corle was born in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 7, 1906; AB, University of California at Berkeley, 1928; graduate student at Yale, 1928-30; married Jean Armstrong, 1944; wrote several books, including Mojave: a Book of Stories (1934), Fig Tree John (1935), People on the Earth (1937), Listen, Bright Angel (1946), Three Ways to Mecca (1947), John Studebaker, an American Dream (1948), The Royal Highway (1949), In Winter Light (1949), The Gila, River of the Southwest (1951), and Billy the Kid (1953); contributed articles and stories to the Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, New Yorker, Scribner's, and others; died, June 11, 1956.