GORRELL, Robert (Mark)

GORRELL, Robert (Mark). American, b. 1914. Genres: Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Language/Linguistics, Literary criticism and history. Career: Emeritus Professor of English and former Vice-President for Academic Affairs, University of Nevada, Reno (joined faculty, 1945). Instructor, Deep Springs College, California, 1939-42; Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1942-45; Fulbright Professor, University of Sydney, Aust., 1954-55; Consultant, Portland School District, Oregon, 1959-61; Fulbright Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1961-62. Publications: (with C. Emery and K.N. Cameron) Practice in English Communication, 2 vols., 1944, rev. ed. in 1 vol., 1947; (with C. Laird) Modern English Handbook, 1953, 7th ed., 1988; (with C. Laird) Modern English Workbook, 1957, 1962; (with C. Laird) A Course in Modern English, 1960; (with C. Laird) English as Language, 1961; (with A. Kitzhaber and P. Roberts) Education for College, 1961; (with C. Laird and P. Pflug) A Basic Course in Modern English, 1963; (with C. Laird and W. Lutz) Modern English Reader, 1970; (with C. Laird) Reading about Language, 1971; (with M.M. Brown) Writing and Language: Books I and II, 1971; (with C. Laird) Writing Modern English, 1973; Watch Your Language: Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children, 1994; Murder at the Rose, 2000; What's in a Word?, 2001. Address: 154 Greenridge Dr, Reno, NV 89509, U.S.A. Online address: RMGorrell@aol.com