Kenneth John Atchity was born on Jan. 16, 1944 in Eunice, Louisiana, the son of Fred J. and Myrza (nee Aguillard) Atchity. He attended Georgetown University (A.B. 1965) and Yale University ( M.Phil. 1969; Ph.D. 1970). Atchity began his teaching career in Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California. He attained the rank of professor and taught regularly until 1985. During this period, he authored two books, Sleeping with an elephant: selected poems, 1965-1976, and Homer's "Iliad": the shield of memory, as well as editing or contributing to numerous other publications. Kenneth Atchity was founder and president of L/A House, Inc., a book, television, and film development and production company. As time went by, Atchity gave increasing attention to L/A House and phased out his teaching involvement at Occidental College, resigning from the faculty in 1987. He sold L/A House in 1989 and founded AEI (Atchity Entertainment International). Kenneth J. Atchity lives in Los Angeles and continues his work as a writer, producer, consultant and executive at AEI.
From the description of The Kenneth Aguillard Atchity collection, 1965-1990 (bulk 1970-1990). (Georgetown University). WorldCat record id: 70915245
