William McPherson (born March 16, 1933) is an American editor and literary critic who is most famous for his editorial work at publications such as the Washington Post as well as his various novels. McPherson was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1977.
William Alexander McPherson was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan in the United States. He was the second born of the three sons of Harold McPherson, chemical en...
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William McPherson (born March 16, 1933) is an American editor and literary critic who is most famous for his editorial work at publications such as the Washington Post as well as his various novels. McPherson was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1977.
William Alexander McPherson was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan in the United States. He was the second born of the three sons of Harold McPherson, chemical engineer and founder of Union Carbide International, and of his wife Ruth. Bill McPherson attended the University of Michigan from 1951 to 1955, Michigan State University from 1956 to 1958, and George Washington University from 1960 to 1962. In 1959, McPherson married Elizabeth Mosher, whom he would eventually divorce in 1979. together they and had a daughter.
McPherson worked as a copy editor for the Washington Post beginning in 1958. From 1959 to 1966, he served as a staff writer and editor at that newspaper. McPherson also served as the...
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