William L. Slout
Encyclopedia
William L. Slout was a professor at California State University, San Bernardino
. He writes on clown and circus history.
from Michigan State University
and an M.A.
from Utah State University
, and a Ph.D.
from the University of California, Los Angeles
.
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB is a public research university and one of the twenty three general campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on in the suburban University District of , United States, with...
. He writes on clown and circus history.
Biography
He has a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
and an M.A.
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts is a high academic degree offered at many universities in Europe and the United States.A Master of Arts, Magister Artium, or Magister in Artibus may also refer to:...
from Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
.
Author
- Theatre in a Tent: The Development of a Provincial Entertainment (1972) ISBN 0-87972-028-X
- Olympians of the Sawdust Circle ISBN 0-8095-0310-7
Editor
- Life upon the Wicked Stage: A Visit to the American Theatre of the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s As Seen in the Pages of the New York Clipper (Clipper Studies in the Theatre, No. 14, 1996) ISBN 0-89370-463-6
- Old Gotham Theatricals
- Popular Amusements in Horse and Buggy America
- Broadway Below the Sidewalk
- The Theatrical Rambles of Mr. And Mrs. John Greene
- Clowns and Cannons
- Amphitheatres and Circuses
- Ink From a Circus Press Agent
- A Royal Coupling
- A Clown's Log
- Grand Entrée (with Stuart ThayerStuart Thayer-Biography:He was born on March 27, 1926 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Louise and Lyle O. Thayer . Thayer served in World War II after which he graduated with a degree in literature from the University of Michigan. He operated an insurance agency in Ann Arbor until his late 40s, when he retired to...
) - Chilly Billy