Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1892, July 1 | Born, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1910 | A.B., Washington College, Chestertown, Md. |
| 1917 | M.A., Washington College, Chestertown, Md. |
| 1917-1918 | Reporter, Baltimore American |
| 1918-1919 | Served with Headquarters Troop, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces |
| 1918-1923 | Reporter, Baltimore Sun |
| 1919 | Editor-in-chief, Lorraine Cross, official newspaper of the Seventy-ninth Division, American Expeditionary Forces Published with Gilbert Malcolm a history of Headquarters Troop, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces |
| 1920 | Married Mary Rebekah Clough (divorced 1923) |
| 1923-1924 | Professor of journalism, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1924-1931 | Editorial writer, New York World |
| 1927 | Married Elina Sjöstedt Tyszecka (divorced 1942) |
| 1930 | Published Our Government. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, a collection of satirical essays that first appeared in the American Mercury |
| 1931 | Managing editor, New Yorker Moved to Hollywood, Calif. |
| 1931-1948 | Magazine writer, syndicated columnist, and scriptwriter for motion picture studios |
| 1934 | Published The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1936 | Began "Double Indemnity" (published in book form in 1943) as serial in Liberty |
| 1937 | Published Serenade. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1941 | Published Mildred Pierce. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1944 | Married Aileen Pringle (divorced 1947) |
| 1946 | Published Past All Dishonor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1947 | Married Florence Macbeth (died 1966) |
| 1948 | Moved to Hyattsville, Md. Published The Moth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1953 | Published Galatea. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1962 | Published Mignon. New York: Dial Press |
| 1965 | Published The Magician's Wife. New York: Dial Press |
| 1976 | Published The Institute. New York: Mason/Charter |
| 1977, Oct. 27 | Died, Hyattsville, Md. |