William L. Slout Explained
William Lawrence Slout (July 17, 1923 – February 4, 2017) was an American professor of theater at California State University, San Bernardino. He wrote Olympians of the Sawdust Circle and other reference books on circus history.[1]
Biography
Slout was born on July 17, 1923, in Charlotte, Michigan.[2] He served in World War II and received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1947 and an M.A. from Utah State University in 1953. He received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
Slout died in Redlands, California, on February 4, 2017, at the age of 93.[4] [5]
Publications
Author
- Theatre in a Tent: The Development of a Provincial Entertainment (1972)
- Olympians of the Sawdust Circle (1998)
Editor
- Life upon the Wicked Stage: A Visit to the American Theatre of the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s As Seen in the Pages of the New York Clipper (Clipper Studies in the Theatre, No. 14, 1996)
- Old Gotham Theatricals
- Popular Amusements in Horse and Buggy America
- Broadway Below the Sidewalk
- The Theatrical Rambles of Mr. And Mrs. John Greene
- Clowns and Cannons
- Amphitheatres and Circuses
- Ink From a Circus Press Agent
- A Royal Coupling
- A Clown's Log
- Grand Entrée (with Stuart Thayer)
- Chilly Billy
External links
Notes and References
- News: The Master and the Mademoiselle . According to circus historian William Slout ... . . January 1, 2007 . 2011-12-15 .
- Web site: William Lawrence Slout . U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947 . 6 December 2022.
- Book: About William Slout . 1996 . William L. Slout recently retired from his position as Professor of Theatre Arts at California State University, San Bernardino. Before embarking on his twenty-four-year academic career, Slout was a working ... . 9780893704636. Slout. William Lawrence.
- Web site: William L. Slout . ISFDB . 6 December 2022.
- Web site: Hubin . Allen J. . New Addenda #18 . Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749–2000 . 6 December 2022.
