Matthew J. Bruccoli

Matthew J. Bruccoli
Born
Matthew Joseph Bruccoli

(1931-08-21)August 21, 1931
DiedJune 4, 2008(2008-06-04) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University
Yale University
University of Virginia
OccupationBiographer
Years active1968–2008
Notable workSome Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1981)
SpouseArlyn Firkins
Children4

Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (August 21, 1931 – June 4, 2008)[1][2] was an American professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He was the preeminent expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald. He also wrote about other writers, notably Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe and John O'Hara, and was editor of the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

  1. ^ Lee Higgins, "Matthew J. Bruccoli: ‘He was a teacher above all’ Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine", The State, June 5, 2008. Retrieved on June 5, 2008
  2. ^ William Grims,"Matthew J. Bruccoli, 76, Scholar, Dies; Academia’s Fitzgerald Record Keeper", New York Times, June 6, 2008. Retrieved on May 10, 2010