People named Richard Armour

Author, Poet. He is best remembered as a writer of whimsical humor and satirical verse, using "wordplay" to his advantage in an effort to take the dullness out of studying and make learning enjoyable. He wrote more than 60 books, mostly with free verse and in a style that parodies dull academic tones, with many footnotes, fake bibliographies, quiz sections, and glossaries. Born Richard Willard Armour, his father was a druggist. After high school he attended Pomona College, Pomona, California and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating with a Doctorate Degree in English Philosophy. In his early writing career, he focused on serious literature, with a biography on English poet Bryan Waller Procter in 1935 and co-editing a series of observations by contemporaries about English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1940. When the US entered World War II in December 1941, he joined the US Army and became an antiaircraft artillery officer and was awarded a Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster. Upon completion of his combat tour, he was assigned to the general staff at the War Department in Washington DC, rising to the rank of colonel. After the war he became a professor of English at Scripps College in Claremont, California from 1945 to 1966. His satirical books, such as "It All Started with Columbus" (1955), "It All Started with Europa" (1955), "It all Started with Eve" (1956), "It All Started with Marx" (1956), "Twisted Tales from Shakespeare" (1957), and "It All Started with Stones and Clubs" (1967), were filled with puns and plays on words that gave the reader the impression of someone who had not been attentive in class and thereby getting basic facts incorrectly, all to a humorous effect. In 1959 he wrote his autobiography "Drug Store Days", based on his childhood experiences. From the late 1960 to the early 1980s he wrote a number of children's books, including "The Adventures of Egbert the Easter Egg", "Animals on the Ceiling". "A Dozen Dinosaurs", "Odd Old Animals", "Sea Full of Whales", "Who's in Holes", "Strange Monsters of the Sea", "Insects All Around Us", and "Have You Ever Wished You Were Something Else?". At Scripps College, he became an English professor and dean of faculty, and later a member of the Board of Trustees at Claremont McKenna College. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Whittier College.

Richard Glenn Armour was born on February 8, 1924, and died at age 87 years old on January 19, 2012. Richard Armour was buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery Section F3 Site 11 2763 Riley Road, in Eagle Point, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Glenn Armour.

Richard Henry Armour was born on July 14, 1954, and died at age 52 years old on November 18, 2006. Richard Armour was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 9 Site 2693 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Henry Armour.

Richard H Armour of Tacoma, Pierce County, WA was born on June 3, 1935, and died at age 59 years old on June 24, 1994.

Richard Armour of Winton, Merced County, California was born on May 21, 1922, and died at age 63 years old in May 1985.

Richard Armour of Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri was born on September 15, 1907, and died at age 57 years old in September 1964.

Richard Armour was born on February 6, 1950, and died at age 21 years old in May 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Armour.

Richard B Armour of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on January 15, 1913, and died at age 75 years old in July 1988.

Richard E Armour of Sheridan, La Salle County, IL was born on December 13, 1931, and died at age 73 years old on April 25, 2005.

Richard N Armour was born on November 4, 1937, and died at age 61 years old on May 2, 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard N Armour.

Richard Armour was born on July 26, 1928, and died at age 46 years old in May 1975. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Armour.

Richard Armour of Richmond Hill, Queens County, NY was born on April 3, 1905, and died at age 70 years old in April 1975.

Richard Armour was born on September 5, 1921, and died at age 60 years old in November 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Armour.