Sloan Wilson (8 May 1920 - 25 May 2003) was an American author. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard University in 1942. He fought in World War II, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, commanding a trawler on the Greenland patrol and an army supply ship in the Pacific Ocean. Norwalk is the name of several places in the United States of America: Norwalk, California - a suburb of Los Angeles Norwalk, Connecticut (the original Norwalk) Norwalk, Iowa Norwalk, Ohio Norwalk, Wisconsin The name can also be used to describe the Norwalk virus. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Official language(s) English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard is the coast guard of the United States. ... A modern Icelandic trawler A trawler is a fishing vessel designed for the purpose of operating a trawl, a net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea (or sometimes above the bottom at a specified depth). ...

After the war, Wilson worked as a reporter for Time-Life. His first book, Voyage to Somewhere, was published in 1947 and drew on his wartime experiences. He also published stories in the New Yorker, and worked as a college professor. Time Inc. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... New Yorker may refer to: the magazine, The New Yorker a resident of New York City the hotel New Yorker a named passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad between Detroit, MI and New York, NY This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

Wilson wrote fifteen books, including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955) and A Summer Place (1958), both of which were filmed. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, by Sloan Wilson, is a novel about the American search for purpose in world dominated by business. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wilson suffered from alcoholism throughout his life, and Alzheimer's disease towards the end. He was living on a boat at Colonial Beach, Virginia at the time of his death. This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Colonial Beach is a town located in Westmoreland County, Virginia. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official language(s) English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ...

Wilson was married twice, and had four children. His daughter Lisa is a published author, and his son David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist. Evolutionary biology is a subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species, as well as their change over time, i. ...

External links

• 1984 audio interview with Sloan Wilson by Don Swaim of CBS Radio, RealAudio