Lord, Richard, 1949-
Dates
- Existence: 1949-03-15
Biographical note
Richard Alan Lordt (Lord) was born in 1949, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Villanova University in 1971, and that same year, enrolled in Boston College's master's program in English. After receiving his MA, he taught at Boston College, worked as a freelance journalist, and served as associate editor. In 1978, he co-founded the Boston Fringe Theatre Company and directed many shows. Lord moved to England in 1979, and produced plays in London. Around 1990, he moved to Germany, where he wrote about the Frankfurt dining scene and taught business and technical English for multiple companies. He married Lyn Alindogan, and they had two children.
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Richard Lord papers
Papers document the teaching and creative professional career of Richard Lord, a twentieth-century American playwright and Boston College English professor. Materials include correspondence, clippings, course materials, drafts of plays and poetry, Lord's graduate student work, and theater ephemera.
Collection is open for research. Contains some university records dating after 1968, which are closed per university policy. Access for the university records is with permission of the originating office.