James Merrill (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
Biography
James Merrill was born in New York City, the son of Helen (Ingram) Merrill and Charles E. Merrill, one of the founders of the brokerage firm Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and (at one time) Beane. His parents divorced before his eleventh birthday, at which time he discovered a love for opera and music.
Merrill attended Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, where he began to write, privately printing Jim's Book: A Collection of Poems and Short Stories. After graduation, he entered Amherst College, but after a year there, he entered the U.S. Army, in...
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