MILLUS, Donald (J.) 1939- (Felix Anthony)

PERSONAL:

Born June 11, 1939, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Felix (in real estate) and Margaret (a homemaker) Millus; married Patricia Sikora, August 21, 1967; children: Chris, Donald M., Sara T. Ethnicity: "Native American." Education: Fordham University, A.B. (cum laude), 1961; Yale University, Ph.D., 1973. Politics: "Yellow-dog Democrat." Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Fishing, golf, cooking.

ADDRESSES:

Home—905 Lakeside Dr., Conway, SC 29526. Office—Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29528-6054. E-mail—millus@coastal.edu.

CAREER:

New Haven Journal Courier, New Haven, CT, editor, 1973-74; Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, professor, 1974—. Military service: U.S. Army, Special Services, 1969-71; became captain; received Bronze Star.

MEMBER:

Golf Writers Association of America, Outdoor Writers Association of America, SCOPe.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Shakespeare Big Game Writing Contest winner, 1978.

WRITINGS:

A Contemplative Fishing Guide, Sandlapper (Orangeburg, SC), 1977.

Fishing the Southeast Coast: Essays on Fish, Fishing, Fishermen, and Fishing Places, from Morehead City, North Carolina, through coastal South Carolina, to the Georgia Sea Islands, Sandlapper (Orangeburg, SC), 1989.

Wading South: Fishing the Twentieth Century, Part II, Atlantic Publishing (Tabor City, NC), 2001.

Author of weekly column, "Just Angling." Contributor to outdoor magazines and other periodicals, including America, Charlotte Observer, and New York Times. Editor of golf magazine, 1977-90. Some writings appear under pseudonym Felix Anthony.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

A critical edition of Exposition of I John, by William Tyndale, publication by Catholic University of America Press (Washington, DC); Praise of Golf, Praise of Folly; The Ebbets Field Knot Hole.

SIDELIGHTS:

Donald Millus told CA: "I love to expose myself, but not offend. I share my life experiences: growing up in Brooklyn, fishing, and golfing. I moved to South Carolina in 1974 to teach (Shakespeare, Chaucer, American literature), write, and fish. Unfortunately I also became a golf addict when I edited a golf magazine to put my children through college. My political and sports essays have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines. I get a high out of writing, whether I'm reviewing a new translation of Utopia or doing a column on throwing a cast net for shrimp in a tidal creek."