Clay Boland Jr.
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Retired Professor of Communications and Humanities |
| Location | Carbondale, Colorado, United States |
| Introduction | Graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1953, pursued a 15-year career as a songwriter, arranger, and pianist in NYC. Marriage and the start of a family led to getting an M.A. from CCNY, an A.B.D. from CUNY, and a 26-year career teaching an eclectic variety of Communications and Humanities courses (Literature, English, Speech, Theater, Philosophy, Mythology, Etymology, Art, Music, Film, Ethics, and Personal Philosophy) and helping out with the musical programs and presentations at Northampton College, Bethlehem, Pa., and Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, Co. Have continued to pursue two careers all these years, having recently completed my personal philosophy book, LIVE THE WORLD YOU WANT, and 8 piano solo CD's (available on Amazon.com). |
| Interests | Personal philosophy, literature, music ,art, family, travel, outdoor activities. |
| Favorite movies | THE KING OF HEARTS, THE RED SHOES, CITIZEN KANE, THE WIZARD OF OZ, GENTLE PERSUASION, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, GANDHI, THE MIRACLE WORKER, ANNIE HALL, ZORBA THE GREEK, AMELIA, etc., etc., and many of the PBS MASTERPIECE THEATER productions, especially, ANY HUMAN HEART. |
| Favorite music | Classical and Jazz |
| Favorite books | THE ODYSSEY, THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS, THE GOLDEN SAYINGS OF EPICTETUS, THE MEDITATIONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS, DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA, SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS & SONNETS, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, ROBINSON CRUSOE, CANDIDE, MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS, WALDEN, MOBY DICK, JANE EYRE, LORD JIM, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, BRAVE NEW WORLD, THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE MATURE MIND, THE TRUE BELIEVER, PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS, HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING and 100's of others. |