Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Birth 1920

Biographical notes:

Simmons Jones was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1920, the son of Morehead Jones and Cornelia Dowd Jones. He served in World War II from 1941 to 1945 and afterward attended the University of North Carolina and Pembroke College at Oxford University. He later lived in New York City, working in the production end of the Broadway Theater and as a fashion photographer. He returned to Charlotte in 1974 where he completed his novel, Show Me the Way to Go Home, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 1992. He died in May 2006.

From the description of Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004. WorldCat record id: 76878290

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Subjects:

  • Aging
  • Alcoholism
  • Authors, American
  • Families
  • Fashion photography
  • Homosexuality

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  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Charlotte (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)

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