Hale, Leonard
Variant namesAuthor, journalist. Born in 1921. Awarded B.A. in journalism by Texas Technological College (1946). Author of several books. Columnist for the Houston Post since 1956; moved to the Houston Chronicle in the late 1980's.
From the description of Papers, 1966-1975. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24189139
Leon Hale is a widely read and longtime columnist for the Houston Chronicle. He makes his home in Houston but spends much time at Winedale (near Round Top, TX) and Santa Fe, NM. Hale is a master at recounting tales of and reflections upon life and times in rural 20th Century Texas. He conveys all his subject's charm in the colloquial language, salty wit, and country humor that he uses so well. He is the father of Mark and Rebecca and the husband of Babette Fraser Hale.
Born May 30, 1921, at Stephenville, Texas, Leon Hale was reared in 22 different houses in nine different West Texas towns, from Fort Worth to Lubbock. His father was a store clerk and traveling salesman, but most of his relatives were farmers and his early background is entirely rural. Hale graduated from Eastland, Texas High School in 1939, entered Texas Tech at Lubbock and served 3 years in the U.S Army Air Forces before returning to "Tech" to take a journalism degree in 1946.
Hale began his journalism career as assistant editor for the Texas A&M University Extension Service, 1946-47, and progressed as follows: farm and ranch editor for the Houston Post, 1948-52; magazine editor for Humble Oil & Refining Co., 1953-55; "roving Texas columnist" for the Houston Post, 1956-1983; and since 1983, columnist for the Houston Chronicle. In addition, he has served as part-time instructor at Sam Houston State University, contributed to Texas Parade magazine, written free-lance articles, authored ten books and contributed to many others. Mr. Hale's awards include recognition by the Headliners Foundation of Texas and AP and UPI wire services. He also received the Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters for one of his two novels.
From the description of Leon Hale papers, 1923-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 694182732
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| creatorOf | Hale, Leon. Papers, 1966-1975. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| creatorOf | Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1962-1982. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Hale, Leonard. Correspondence from Eugene Ormandy, 1962-1969. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Hale, Leon. Leon Hale papers, 1923-2002. | University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library |
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