Banner Bio – Thomas McNamee

CHARLES THOMAS McNAMEE, III (Tom). Born July 31, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee, son of Charles Thomas McNamee, Jr., and Gladys Runyan McNamee. Attended Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive English major; Scholar of the House; Peter Wallace Memorial Prize in Fiction Writing. 1968; Academy of American Poets prize in Poetry, 1968; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Silliman. Fence Club, 1967-69. Roommates: Malcolm McDougal Brown, Robert Lyons Danly, Richard Booth Platt, Marshall Mason Taylor. Future occupation: Writer. Address: 1391 Oakwood Drive, Memphis, Tennessee 38116.