Sean Wilsey Explained

Sean Patrick Wilsey
Birth Date:May 21, 1970[1]
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.[2]
Alma Mater:The New School for Social Research[3]
Spouse:Daphne Beal
Known For:Author and memoirist

Sean Patrick Wilsey (born May 21, 1970) is the author of the memoir Oh the Glory of It All,[4] published by Penguin in 2005.[5]

Born and raised in San Francisco, Wilsey is the son of Al Wilsey (1919–2002),[6] a businessman, and Pat Montandon, a socialite and peace activist. He is the stepson of socialite and philanthropist Dede Wilsey.

Wilsey is a former editor-at-large for McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. His newest book, a wide-ranging series of essays, More Curious, was published by McSweeney's in 2014.

He is married to Daphne Beal, who is also a writer.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Please Please Dad On His Own Day . Emerson . Karen . . June 11, 1970 . February 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: California Birth Index, 1905-1995 . February 28, 2021 .
  3. News: Zinko . Carolyne . Making peace with the past / In a new memoir, San Francisco native Sean Wilsey chronicles his adolescent angst . . May 15, 2005 . February 28, 2021 .
  4. News: Rich pickings . . September 12, 2005 . January 8, 2011 .
  5. Lipinski. Jed. Interview with Sean Wilsey. The Brooklyn Rail. November 2008.
  6. News: Zinko . Carolyne . Alfred Wilsey -- renowned philanthropist . . January 7, 2002 . February 28, 2021 .
  7. News: Bischof. Jackie. 'Modernity Transfusion' for Clinton Hill House. Wall Street Journal. May 12, 2014. March 10, 2021.