William S E ColemanWilliam S.E. Coleman dropped out of high school and enlisted in the US Army in 1944 at the age of 17. One of the last age groups to see front-line combat in World War II, he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and two Bronze Stars for his servic. After the war he attended college through the G.I. Bill of Rights and enjoyed an illustrious career as an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, historian, author, director, and professor of theatre arts. Career highlights include numerous awards and international recognition along with more than 100 productions of his plays throughout the United States (including Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway), Canada, Australia, England, and various regional and university theaters. During his 36 years as Professor of Theatre at Drake University, he created the Playwrights Acting Company which became a model for playwriting companies in universities throughout the country. In 2016, Drake honored his legacy by renaming their black box theatre the William S.E. Coleman Studio Theatre and establishing a guest artist series in his name. Recognized as one of the leading experts on the life and career of William F. Cody, Coleman's mixed media show Buffalo Bill's WILD WEST was presented throughout the United States and Europe. He appeared on NPR and the BBC and served as a consultant for the National Geographic magazine and several Cody museums and collections. Coleman and his wife Linda spent nearly thirty years gathering documents to create Voices of Wounded Knee. Published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2000, their book details the events and attitudes leading to the 1890 Massacre and the end of the Plains Indian Wars. This was the first book to give equal weight to the testimony of Native Americans and is considered the definitive book on this topic. Boyhood's End is the culmination of William and Linda's forty-year-long personal and professional partnership. Over the years they collaborated on projects that included more than thirty theatre productions, dozens of scholarly articles, books, plays, and music. Their advocacy and contributions to non-profit arts organizations and individual artists have been celebrated here and abroad. Read More Read Less