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A.C. Greene ''(né'' Alvin Carl Greene, Jr.; 4 Nov 1923 Abilene, Texas — 5 April 2002 Salado, Texas) was an American writer — important in Texas literary matters as a memoirist, fiction writer, historian, poet, and influential book critic in Dallas. As a newspaper journalist, he had been a book critic and editor of the Editorial Page for the Dallas Times Herald when JKF was assassinated, which galvanized his role at the paper to help untangle and lift a demoralized city in search of its soul. Leaving full-time journalism in 1968, Greene went on to become a prolific author of books, notably on Texas lore and history. His notoriety led to stints in radio and TV as talk-show host. By the 1980s, his commentaries were being published by major media across the country. He had become a sought-after source for Texas history, anecdotes, cultural perspective, facts, humor, books, and politics. When the 1984 Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Greene granted sixty-three interviews about Texas topics to major media journalists.〔''Writer-Historian Greene, 'Dean of Texas Letters', San Antonio Express-News, April 6, 2002〕 Greene's 1990 book, ''Taking Heart'' — which examines the experiences of the first patient in a new heart transplant center (himself) — made the New York Times ''Editors Choice list.''〔(''Best Sellers, July 15, 1990,'' New York Times, July 15, 1990 )〕 == Career == In 1948, Greene began working as a cub reporter for the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' and wrote book reviews and articles for the entertainment section. From 1952 to 1957, Greene owned and operated the Abilene Book Store, located at 365 Cypress Street, across the street from the Paramount Theater — its slogan: "The Book Center of West Texas." In 1957, he began teaching journalism at Hardin-Simmons University.〔(''Folks and Facts,'' Range Rider, Volume 11, No 11, April 1957, pg. 6 )〕 Greene, in his teens, was known as "A. C." So, in 1953, he legally changed his name from Alvin Carl to A. C. and dropped the Jr.〔(''Top Texas historian Dies at 78,'' Associated Press, April 5, 2002 )〕 In 1960, Greene became a book editor for the ''Dallas Times Herald''; and in 1963, the ''Times Herald'' promoted him as Editor of the Editorial Page, a role he performed until 1965. Of the Kennedy assassination, Greene wrote: Greene left the ''Times Herald'' in 1968 to pursue a PhD at the University of Texas at Austin and to devote more time to writing books. From 1968 to 1969, Greene was the executive editor of the ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly'', a publication of the Texas State Historical Association. In 1969, he served as President of the Texas Institute of Letters while working on his doctorate at The University of Texas at Austin. In 1968, Greene was awarded a Dobie-Paisano Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin which included a six-month stay at Paisano, a ranch 14 miles southwest of Austin purchased by J. Frank Dobie for use as a writer's retreat. The award and retreat led to Greene's first book, ''A Personal Country.'' In the 1980s, Greene wrote a weekly column on Texas history for the ''Dallas Morning News''.〔(''Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas,'' Vol 1, No 1, Spring 1989 )〕 From 1986 to 1992, Greene served as Founding Coordinating Director of the Center for Texas Studies at the University of North Texas in Denton. He retired as emeritus director. James Ward Lee, PhD (born 1931) — an author, professor of English at North Texas since 1958, former chairman of the English Department, and co-director of the Center — called Greene "The Dean of Texas Letters."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A.C. Greene, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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