| Richmond Croom Beatty | |
| Birth Date: | January 6, 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Date: | October 9, 1961 |
| Death Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Birmingham-Southern College Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation: | Academic, biographer |
| Spouse: | Floy Ward |
| Parents: | William Henry Beatty Caroline Barbour |
Richmond C. Beatty (January 6, 1905 – October 9, 1961) was an American academic, biographer and critic. He was the author of several books.
Richmond C. Beatty was born on January 6, 1905, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.[1] [2] [3] He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where his father, William Henry Beatty, was a "cotton buyer."[2] His mother was Caroline Barbour.[2] He had a brother and two sisters.[2]
Beatty graduated from Birmingham-Southern College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1926.[1] [3] He subsequently attended Vanderbilt University, where he earned a master's degree in 1928 and a PhD in 1930.[1] [3]
Beatty began his career as an English professor at Tennessee State Teachers College (later known as the University of Memphis) from 1930 to 1935.[1] [3] He was an assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama from 1935 to 1937.[1] [3] He was an associate professor of English and American Literature at Vanderbilt University from 1937 to 1946, when he became a full professor.[1] [3] He retired from academia in 1956, and he joined the staff of The Tennessean as the literary editor.[1] [2]
Beatty was the author of several books, including biographies. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1940.[3] He was a member of the Modern Language Association.[2]
Beatty married Floy Ward in 1927.[1] [2] They resided at 3627 Hoods Hill Road in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville.[2] He survived throat cancer in 1956.[2]
Beatty died on October 9, 1961, at his Nashville residence, and he was buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Nashville.[2]