Charles Aufderheide

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Charles Aufderheide

Charles Aufderheide (March 9, 1918 – May 26, 1991)[1] was an American technician who, with Ruby Bell and the From twins, Isadore "Eddie" and Sam From, was at the center of the Benton Way Group.

Biography

Charles Edward Aufderheide was born on March 9, 1918, in Seymour, Indiana.

He attended

Indianapolis, Indiana, and in 1934 he represented the school in the league of nations competitive examination. He graduated in 1935,[2] then attended Butler University, and was named giftorian and poet for the annual class.[3]

Aufderheide was a graduate student in the English Department at the University of Chicago in 1938 and 1939.

Technicolor SA where he remained for thirty years.[5]

According to

Edouard Roditi.[7] Aufderheide was also friends with Christopher Isherwood[8][9] and Ned Rorem.[10]

Aufderheide was also a poet, and his friends collected some of his verses in a book that was published after his death, Garden of Games: The Collected Poems.[4]

He died on May 26, 1991.[4] He is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Indiana.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Charles Aufderheide - U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)". MyHeritage. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "180 Graduates Select Butler - 01 Sep 1935, Sun • Page 61". The Indianapolis Star: 61. 1935. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Giftorian and Poet Chosen for Seniors' Class Day at Butler - 08 Jun 1939, Thu • Page 21". The Indianapolis News: 21. 1939. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Aufderheide, Charles (1993). Garden of Games: The Collected Poems. Asylum Arts.
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