Author, Screenwriter. He is best known for the "Elizabethan Trilogy", which includes the novels "Death of the Fox" (1971), "The Succession" (1983) and "Entered from the Sun" (1990). He was born George Palmer Garrett, Jr. in Orlando Florida and was educated at Princeton University. After serving in the United States Army, he wrote his first novel "The Finished Man" in 1959. During the 1960s, Garrett had script credits for the films "The Young Lovers" (1964), "The Playground" (1965) and "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster" (1966). In addition, Garrett taught at the University of Virginia, Princeton and Michigan. He was an accomplished poet and served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 until 2004. Among his other notable books are, "Which Ones Are the Enemy?" (1961), "Do, Lord, Remember Me" (1965) and "The Old Army Game" (1994). He died of cancer.
Author, Screenwriter. He is best known for the "Elizabethan Trilogy", which includes the novels "Death of the Fox" (1971), "The Succession" (1983) and "Entered from the Sun" (1990). He was born George Palmer Garrett, Jr. in Orlando Florida and was educated at Princeton University. After serving in the United States Army, he wrote his first novel "The Finished Man" in 1959. During the 1960s, Garrett had script credits for the films "The Young Lovers" (1964), "The Playground" (1965) and "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster" (1966). In addition, Garrett taught at the University of Virginia, Princeton and Michigan. He was an accomplished poet and served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 until 2004. Among his other notable books are, "Which Ones Are the Enemy?" (1961), "Do, Lord, Remember Me" (1965) and "The Old Army Game" (1994). He died of cancer.
Bio by: C.S.
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