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L'Heureux, John (1934 October 26-2019 April 22)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1934 October 26 - 2019 April 22

Biographical note

John Clarke L'Heureux was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts on October 26, 1934, to Wilfred and Mildred (Clarke) L'Heureux. He attended the College of the Holy Cross for two years before entering the Society of Jesus at Shadowbrook in 1954. He received degrees from Weston College (BA in Philsophy, 1959), Boston College (MA in English, 1963), Woodstock College (STL, 1967), and Harvard University (post-graduate studies in English, 1967-1968). He was ordained in 1966. He was laicized in 1971 and married Joan Polston that year. L'Heureux published four collections of poetry during his years as a Jesuit, and over twenty novels and short story collections during his lifetime. He taught for thirty-two years at Stanford University, where he also served as director of the Creative Writing Program. He died on April 22, 2019.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John L'Heureux papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2018-030
Abstract Papers document twentieth-century American author and former Jesuit John L'Heureux through his correspondence, journals, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publishing proofs. The focus is primarily on his creative writing, including short stories and novels from across his career. The papers also cover his seventeen years in the Society of Jesus as a student, literary editor, and poet. Additionally, they include L'Heureux's thirty years at Stanford University as a professor...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1946 - 2020; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2019

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