Gorham Bert Munson, 1896-1969

Dates

• Existence: 1896 - 1969

Biographical Statement

Born in Amityville, New York, in 1896, Gorham Munson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1917. Munson married Elizabeth Delza, a professional dancer and dance instructor, in 1921. Around this time, Munson lived in Greenwich Village and was a close associate of Hart Crane, Waldo Frank, and Jean Toomer. In 1922, he founded the little magazine Secession, whose contributors included Marianne Moore, Hart Crane, Waldo Frank, and William Carlos Williams. He taught a popular professional writing course at The New School in New York for over thirty years. The author and editor of numerous publications, Munson was also a leader of the American Social Credit Movement and a follower of Gurdjieff's American movement.

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Author: Andrew Salinas

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Finding at of Gorham Munson papers at Wesleyan University.

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