Michael Charles Alston Mott was a British-born American author.
11 Facts About Michael Mott
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Michael Mott produced eleven poetry collections, four novels and a renowned biography of Thomas Merton.
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Michael Mott's father, Eric Mott, was a solicitor and his mother, Margaret "Totts" Berger Mott, was a sculptor from Denver, Colorado.
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Michael Mott then began his literary career taking a job in 1956 as the editor of trade journal, Air Freight.
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On 6 May 1961, Michael Mott married Margaret Watt, a fashion designer, at St John's Wood Church, London.
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In 1966, Michael Mott was invited to teach at Kenyon College and to be the poetry editor of The Kenyon Review.
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In 1974, Michael Mott received the Governors Award in Fine Arts from then Governor Jimmy Carter.
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In 1978, Michael Mott was commissioned to write the authorized biography of Thomas Merton.
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Michael Mott held a Christopher Award and other awards, and had an honorary doctorate from St Mary's College, Notre Dame.
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In 1992, Michael Mott married Emma Lou Powers, he retired, Professor Emeritus, after eleven years' teaching at Bowling Green State University.
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Michael Mott died in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was being cared for by his daughter Sophie.