Marston Balch Biography (1901-)

Full name Marston Stevens Balch; born November 21, 1901; son of Ernest Alanson (a history professor and mayor of Kalamazoo, MI) and Bertha Lou (a volunteer social worker; maiden name, Stevens) Balch; married Gernaine Cornier (a French professor), September 6, 1927 (died July 18, 1969); married Roberta Newton Blanchard (an author, craftsman, and artist), September 8, 1976; children:(first marriage) Gabrielle. Addresses: HOME--32 Calumet Road, Winchester, MA 01890.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Famous Works

• Credits
• Directed over 125 student productions at Tufts University.
• Writings;BOOKS
• The Dramatic Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 2 vols. (unpublished).
• editor, Modern Short Biographies, 1935.
• co-author, You and College, 1936.
• co-editor, The College Omnibus, 1936.
• editor, Modern Short Biographies and Autobiographies, 1940.
• co-author, Theatre in America: Appraisal and Challenge, 1968.
• TRANSLATIONS,PLAYS The Steamship Tenacity.
• Beggars in Paradise.
• The Chief Thing.
• Doctor Knock.
• The Would-Be Gentleman.