Clarence day biography

Clarence Day

American writer (1874–1935)

For the former NHL defenseman and coach, see Hap Day.

Clarence Day

Born

Clarence Shepard Day Jr.


(1874-11-18)November 18, 1874

New York City, U.S.

DiedDecember 28, 1935(1935-12-28) (aged 61)

New York City, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
Other namesB.H. Arkwright
EducationYale University
St. Paul's School
Occupation(s)Author, cartoonist
EmployerThe New Yorker
Known forThe Story of the Yale University Press (1920)
This Simian World (1920)
Thoughts Without Words (1928)
God and my Father (1932)
Scenes from the Mesozoic and Other Drawings (1935)
Life with Father (1935)
Life with Mother (1937, posthumous)
Father and I (1940, posthumous)
SpouseKatherine Briggs Dodge (c. 1901–1995)[1][2]
ChildrenWendy Veevers-Carter[3][4]
Parent(s)Clarence Shepard Day Sr (1844–1927)[5][6]
Lavinia (Stockwell) Day (1852–1929)[7]
RelativesGeorge Parmly Day (brother), founder of the Yale Un

Clarence Day (Clarence Shepard Day) Biography

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(1874–1935), (Clarence Shepard Day), This Simian World, New Yorker, God and My Father, Life with Father

Americanessayist and humorist, born in New York City, educated at Yale University. Day served in the US navy during the Spanish-American War (1898). He settled in New York and sought to establish himself as a writer and illustrator. This Simian World (1920), his satirical reflections on man's origins coupled with his fantastic speculations about man's alternative origins, and illustrated with his own drawings, brought him to the attention of the fledgling New Yorker magazine, to which he subsequently became a regular contributor. He remains best known for his autobiographical writings: God and My Father (1932) is a portrait of his Victorian New York childhood, and the second volume, Life with Father (1935), was successfully adapted for the stage in 1940; Life with Mother (1937) and Father and I (1940) appeared posthumously. Other works include The Crow's Nest (1921; enlarged and retitled After All

American author Clarence Day was born in New York City in 1874. He came from a wealthy family (his father had his own brokerage firm on Wall Street and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and his grandfather founded the "New York Sun" newspaper), and he graduated from Yale University--where he was the editor of the school's humor magazine, "The Yale Record"--in 1896. The next year he joined his father's brokerage firm, but left a year later to enlist in the US Navy. Unfortunately, he developed crippling arthritis while in the service, resulting in his spending the rest of his life as a semi-invalid.

His most famous work is his memoir, "Life with Father" (1935), which humorously recounted the Day family life in the 1890s under the rule of his domineering father. The book was quite successful, and was turned into a smash-hit play in 1939, then into a critically and financially successful film, Life with Father (1947)). The film received Oscar nominations for best cinematography, best art direction, best musical score and best actor

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