Lowery, Robert G., 1941-

Robert G. Lowery was born on July 21, 1941 in Taylor County, Texas. In the 1970s he attended Hosftra University in New York, where he received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in European history. In 1974, while still attending Hofstra as an undergraduate, Lowery founded The Sean O'Casey Review, which ran for eight years, from 1974 to 1982. His other works include Sean O'Casey Centenary Essays (co-edited with David Krause, 1980); Essays on Sean O'Casey’s Autobiographies: Reflections Upon the Mirror (as editor, 1981); Sean O'Casey’s Autobiographies: An Annotated Index (1983); A Whirlwind in Dublin: The Plough and the Stars Riots (1984); “My Very Dear Sean,” George Jean Nathan’s Letters to Sean O'Casey (as co-editor with Patricia Angelin, 1985); and An O'Casey Annual 1-4 (as editor, 1982-1985). He has served as the editor of numerous publications including Ais Eiri: The Magazine of Irish-America, the ACIS Newsletter, and the Irish Literary Supplement.