James N. Loehlin, (November 4, 1964 – September 14, 2023) was an American literary historian, professor, stage director, actor, and writer from

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who served as the

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Regents Professor of English and director of the

program at

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. He was a

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, and earned joint Ph.D. in Drama and Humanities at

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. He taught in the Drama Department at

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. He was the son of the Psychology Professor and Behavior Geneticist John Loehlin.

Awards

*Harry Ransom Teaching Award *Chad Oliver Teaching Award in Plan II *President's Associates Teaching Award * Pro Bene Meritis Award (posthumous)

Works

*The Cambridge Introduction to Chekhov (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) *Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2 (The Shakespeare Handbooks) *Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard (Plays in Production)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loehlin, James Alumni of the University of Oxford American literary historians American male non-fiction writers Dartmouth College faculty Stanford University alumni University of Texas at Austin faculty Writers from Austin, Texas Historians from Texas