The essayist and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was one of Don Marquis’ dearest friends. As a young writer Morley was an unabashed fan of Don’s breezy, brilliant humor, and Morley Continue Reading →
An online search for the name “Don Marquis” can yield some surprising results. Perhaps you’ve seen links to those strident anti-abortion essays Don wrote. And maybe you’ve been tempted to Continue Reading →
Here’s a bittersweet photo from the pages of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published January 11, 1920, showing proud papa Don Marquis and his two young children. Daughter Barbara, on Don’s Continue Reading →
How many public buildings in the United States pay homage to a lowly cockroach? Just one: the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. There, atop a Continue Reading →
Happy birthday Don Marquis! July 29, 2011, is the 133rd anniversary of Don’s birth. He entered the world in Walnut, Illinois, the eighth and youngest child of Dr. James Continue Reading →