Dates

• Existence: 1909 - 1993

Biographical History

Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) was a novelist.

Wallace Stegner was born February 18, 1909, in Lake Mills, Iowa. He wrote 30 books over 60 years, most of which were about the West. In 1934, he married Mary Stuart Page. He became involved with conservation movements in the 1950s. Stegner served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy administration. In 1964, he started the Creative Writing Program at Stanford University. He also taught at the University of Utah, University of Wisconsin, and Harvard University. Wallace Stegner passed away April 13, 1993, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Citation:

Wallace Stegner biography, via WWW, October 5, 2017 (Wallace Stegner was born February 18, 1909, in Lake Mills, Iowa. He wrote 30 books over 60 years, most of which were about the West. In 1934, he married Mary Stuart Page. He became involved with conservation movements in the 1950s. Stegner served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy administration. In 1964, he started the Creative Writing Program at Stanford University. He also taught at the University of Utah, University of Wisconsin, and Harvard University. Wallace Stegner passed away April 13, 1993, in Santa Fe, New Mexico)

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