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William L. Slout

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William Lawrence Slout

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

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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

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Author

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  • Theatre in a Tent: The Development of a Provincial Entertainment (1972) ISBN 0-87972-028-X
  • Olympians of the Sawdust Circle (1998) ISBN 0-8095-0310-7

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References

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  1. ^ "The Master and the Mademoiselle". Theatre History Studies. January 1, 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-15. According to circus historian William Slout ...
  2. ^ "William Lawrence Slout". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ Slout, William Lawrence (1996). About William Slout. ISBN 9780893704636. 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 ...
  4. ^ "William L. Slout". ISFDB. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ Hubin, Allen J. "New Addenda #18". Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749–2000. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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