Fanning, Philip Ashley 1935-

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Fanning, Philip Ashley 1935-

PERSONAL:

Born April 7, 1935, in Indianapolis, IN; son of F.B. (a national bank examiner) and Audrey (a homemaker) Fanning; married Linda Gail Collins, October 13, 1962; children: Alice, Leslie Fanning Wood.Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education:Swarthmore College, B.A., 1957. Politics:Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Jazz music, baseball, jogging, walking.

ADDRESSES:

Home—1100 Gough St., No. 4F, San Francisco, CA 94109.Agent—Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada, 1029 Jones St.,San Francisco, CA 94109. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer. Worked for W.H. Freeman and Co. (publisher), San Francisco, CA, 1957-77; and Fannings Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, 1977-88. Also worked as a reading tutor. Military service: U.S. Army, 1958-60; served in Germany.

WRITINGS:


Mark Twain and Orion Clemens: Brothers, Partners, Strangers, University of Alabama Press (Tuscaloosa, AL), 2004.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

A science fiction novel, Prometheus: The First Quantum Computer, and an untitled sequel.