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Donald R. Marshall

Donald R. Marshall was reared in Panguitch, Utah, but presently resides in Provo, Utah. An emeritus professor of humanities at Brigham Young University, Marshall has won awards in painting, photography, composing, directing, and set designs. Marshall began his writin career early, winning, at fifteen, a silver medal in The Deseret News for "excellence in writing and art." Other writing awards include first place in the 1988 Utah Arts Council Contest and first place in the 1989 Deseret Book Children's Book Contest. Stories from his collection Frost in the Orchard won an AML award for fiction in 1978. His story, "Lavender Blue," was published in Sunstone (March-April 1981) and in Greening Wheat: Fifteen Mormon Stories (Orion Books, 1983). He has published a collection of stories, Frost in the Orchard (Brigham Young University Press 1977; Deseret Book, 1985); a novel Zinnie Stokes, Zinnie Stokes (Deseret Book, 1984); and a children's book, Enchantress of Crumbledown, (Deseret Book, 1990). His short story "The Week-end," which was also included in A Believing People (Brigham Young University Press, 1974), is from his first collection, The Rummage Sale (Heirloom Publications, 1972; republished by Peregrine Smith, 1975; Deseret Book, 1985; Tabernacle Books, 1999).
Donald Marshall
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Jean
Along with his wife, Jean, Marshall has faithfully attended BYU's Homecoming Spectacular for more than four decades. They annually bring a group of more than 20 friends to "the best show in town."
1934
He graduated from BYU in 1960 with a Bachelor's degree in Art and in 1965 with a Master's degree in American Literature.
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Author, Interviewee
English

39 Works by Donald R. Marshall

Title Role Year Genre
Frost in the Orchard Author 1977 Short Story
The Rummage Sale Author 1975 Short Story
Zinnie Stokes, Zinnie Stokes Author 1984 Fiction
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds Author Short Story
Friends and Loved Ones Far and Near / Merry Xmas from Our House to Yours Author Short Story
The Thorns Author Short Story
Nazareno Author Short Story
Serenade Author Short Story
Bus Ride Author Short Story
Homecoming Author Short Story
Souvenir Author Short Story
Fugues and Improvisations: Variations on a Theme Author Short Story
Light Switch Author Short Story
The Wheelbarrow Author Short Story
The Week-End Author Short Story
White Doe in the Woodlands Author Poetry
Westward Author Poetry
The Preparation Author Short Story
All the Cats in Zanzibar Author Short Story
The Parasites Author Short Story
A Change of Scenery Author Short Story
Minna Author Short Story
And What Are You Going to Do Next Year, Miss Dodds? Author Short Story
Something Awful Has Happend and I Think Somebody Ought to Know Author Short Story
You'll Never Believe It Author Short Story
The Monkey and the Fair Author Short Story
Somehow They Always Seem to Change It on You Author Short Story
The Sound of Drums Author Short Story
The Pines Author Short Story
Lavender Blue Author Short Story
Art in the Church Interviewee Interview / Panel
Enchantress of Crumbledown Author 1990 Novel
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You Author Short Story
The Rummage Sale Author Drama
The Rummage Sale Author Poetry
Contents of an El Roi Tan Box Found under a Bed Author Poetry
Notes on a Calendar Found in an Empty House after the Death of Viola Pratt Author Poetry
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds Author Short Story
Serenade Author Short Story
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