James Otis Purdy ( – ) was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, from his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays.
Grandfather Purdy followed the occupation of a farmer, and in 1850 came to Illinois, where he entered land. The Purdy family is of Puritan stock, the ancestors settling in New England at an early date, and were prominent in the early history of the colonists.
As "Charles in Charge," he has also been a regular guest of KFOG Radio's Morning Show, in San Francisco, California. Purdy has worked as a writer and editor for Macworld magazine, Yahoo!, and Monster.com. He is now a founding partner of the creative agency Moxy Creative. [3]
Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for CharlesPurdy born 1901 Pennsylvania died 1971 Brigantine, NJ including ancestors + descendants + 11 photos + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. Of his bigamous marriage to Helen Eeles, their son Charles Augustus was taken in as a charity student at Christ’s Hospital and received an education that prepared him for employment as a draper’s clerk. He adopted the additional name of ‘William’ calling himself Charles William Augustus Purdy. Follow CharlesPurdy and explore their bibliography from Amazon's CharlesPurdy Author Page.
Of his bigamous marriage to Helen Eeles, their son Charles Augustus was taken in as a charity student at Christ’s Hospital and received an education that prepared him for employment as a draper’s clerk. He adopted the additional name of ‘William’ calling himself Charles William Augustus Purdy.
Follow CharlesPurdy and explore their bibliography from Amazon's CharlesPurdy Author Page.
