The John Cheever - George McLoone collection, 1966-1974.

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The John Cheever - George McLoone collection, 1966-1974.

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This collection comprises the correspondence between George McLoone, university professor and alumnus of Georgetown University, and John Cheever, the American writer. All of the correspondence was written between the years 1966 and 1974. Although most of the letters are brief in length, the correspondence provides insight into the personal life of Cheever as well as his view of various acquaintances and contemporary society. Among the famous figures mentioned in the correspondence are literary historian Malcolm Cowley, actress Sophia Loren, and novelist Paul Theroux.

0.25 linear feet (1 box).

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Cheever, John

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John Cheever was an American novelist and short-story writer. From the description of John Cheever collection of papers, 1942-1982. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164222 From the guide to the John Cheever collection of papers, 1942-1982, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) John Cheever (1912-1982) was an American writer. From the description of John Cheever journals, ...

McLoone, George H., 1945-

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John Cheever was born in Quincy, Mass., to Frederick Lincoln Cheever and Mary Devereaux Liley Cheever on May 27, 1912. His father was in the shoe manufacturing business until the 1929 stock market crash when he lost his job. Cheever's mother managed to support the family by operating both a gift and a dress shop. Cheever's formal education ended in 1930 when, at age seventeen, he was expelled from the Thayer Academy in nearby South Braintree for poor grades and smoking. This inciden...