Stark Young
Born	October 11, 1881(1881-10-11) Como, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 6, 1963 (aged 81) Austin, Texas, USA

Stark Young (October 11, 1881 - January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic and essayist. is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Como is a town located in Panola County, Mississippi. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... For university teachers, see professor. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ...

Biography

Stark Young was born in Como, Mississippi to Mary Clark Starks and Alfred Alexander Young, a local physician. Como is a town located in Panola County, Mississippi. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ...

He entered the University of Mississippi at the age of 15 and graduated from that institution in 1901. He completed his Master's Degree at Columbia University in 1902. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Young taught at the University of Mississippi in 1905-1907 and then moved to the University of Texas at Austin where he established the Texas Review and became involved with theater. For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... University of Texas redirects here. ...

In 1915 he moved to Amherst College where he taught English until he resigned to pursue other interests in 1921 and moved to New York City, New York. In New York he was appointed as an editor at Theater Arts Magazine and as drama critic for The New Republic. Young remained at The New Republic until his retirement in 1947. During this period he was involved with the theater in New York and wrote several plays. Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... New York, New York redirects here. ... For other uses, see New Republic. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1930 Young contributed to the Agrarian manifesto I'll Take My Stand and was one of 12 known as the Southern Agrarians. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Agrarianism is a social and political philosophy. ... The Southern Agrarians (also known as the Vanderbilt Agrarians or Nashville Agrarians) were a group of twelve American writers and poets with roots in the Southern United States who joined together to publish an agrarian manifesto, a collection of essays entitled Ill Take My Stand in 1930. ...

Young drew on the traditions of his Southern upbringing for inspiration and generated essays, journalistic articles, and collections of stories, drawing on these sources. He also published four novels dealing with Southern themes.

"So Red the Rose," perhaps Young's finest novel, published in 1934, had a brief period of popularity as the archetype of the Southern Civil War novel, until the phenomenal success of "Gone With the Wind," later in the decade pushed Young's book into the background. Described by its author as a novel of the affections, the book is still in print. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ...

In the 1940s Young, a self-taught artist, began painting and was the subject of two one-man exhibitions in New York. His paintings were shown in four important galleries including the Chicago Institute of Art which purchased one of his paintings for the permanent collection. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ...

In 1951 he published his memoir, The Pavilion, which was dedicated to his friend Allen Tate. Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning memory), or a reminiscence, forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. ... John Orley Allen Tate (November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979) was an American poet, essayist, and social commentator, and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1943 - 1944. ...

Young received the Order of the Crown of Italy for a series of lectures on American theater given in Italian as a Westinghouse Lecturer in Italy. The Order of the Crown of Italy (Ordine della Corona dItalia) was an Order (decoration) conferred by the Kingdom of Italy. ... The American Theater of World War II was considered a military area of operations encompassing the mainland United States and extended to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. ...

He served on the board of New York University and is a member of that institution's Hall of Fame. He was a recipient of Brandeis University's Creative Arts Medallion and the South Eastern Theatre Conference's Distinguished Career Award. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Brandeis University is a private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Stark Young suffered a stroke in May 1959. He is buried in Friendship Cemetery in Como, Mississippi. For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Como is a town located in Panola County, Mississippi. ...