John Edward Williams

John Edward Williams (1922 - 1994) was a writer best known for his novels Stoner and Augustus. Williams was born on August 29, 1922, in Clarksville, Texas, near the Red River east of Paris, Texas and brought up in Texas. His grandparents were farmers; his stepfather was a janitor in a post office. After flunking out of junior college and holding various positions with newspapers and radio stations in the Southwest, Williams enlisted in the USAF e... more

Date of birth:

  • 1922

Date of death:

  • 1994 (age 72 years)
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