Life and career Personal life Jeffrey Meyers married Valerie Froggatt in 1965. Their daughter Rachel was born in 1972 and has given them two grandchildren. Besides writing, Meyers' interests include collecting books, tennis, seeking silence, and avoiding boredom. He currently resides in Berkeley, California. Education B.A. English: University of Michigan, 1959, (attended University of Edinburgh, 1957–58). Harvard Law School and Harvard Graduate School, 1959–60. M.A. English: University of California, Berkeley, 1961. Ph.D. English: University of California, Berkeley, 1967. Teaching and professional career Assistant Professor, UCLA, 1963–65. Lecturer, Far East Division, University of Maryland, 1965–66. Assistant Professor, Tufts University, 1967–71. Professional writer in London and Málaga, 1971-75. Associate Professor, University of Colorado, 1975–78. Visiting Professor, University of Kent, Canterbury, 1979–80. Visiting Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1982–83. Professor, University of Colorado, 1978–1992. Jemison Professor, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1992. Professional writer in Berkeley, California, 1992–present. Publications Biography A Fever at the Core: The Idealist in Politics. London: London Magazine Editions; New York: Barnes & Noble, 1976. Married to Genius. London: London Magazine Editions; New York: Barnes & Noble, 1977. Katherine Mansfield: A Biography. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978, 2nd printing 1979; New York: New Directions, 1980. The Enemy: A Biography of Wyndham Lewis. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982. Hemingway: A Biography. New York: Harper & Row, 1985; Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1985; London: Macmillan, 1986; Melbourne: Macmillan, 1986. Manic Power: Robert Lowell and His Circle. London: Macmillan; New York: Arbor House, 1987. D. H. Lawrence: A Biography. New York: Knopf; London: Macmillan; Toronto: Random House; Melbourne: Macmillan, 1990. Joseph Conrad: A Biography. London: John Murray; New York: Scribner; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1991. Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy. London: John Murray; New York: Scribner; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1992. Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography. New York and Toronto: HarperCollins; London: Macmillan, 1994. Edmund Wilson: A Biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Constable, 1995. Portuguese translation: Editora Civilizacão Brasileira, 1997. Robert Frost: A Biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Constable, 1996. Bogart: A Life in Hollywood. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: André Deutsch, 1997. Gary Cooper: American Hero. New York: William Morrow, 1998; London: Robert Hale, 2001. Privileged Moments: Encounters with Writers. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000. Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation. New York and London: Norton; Toronto: Viking-Penguin, 2000. Inherited Risk: Errol and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam. New York: Simon and