Safford Chamberlain, Chamberlain

Safford Chamberlain received his BA from Pomona College in 1950 and his MA from Cornell University in 1954. From 1955 to 1989 he taught English, mostly at East Los Angeles College, interspersed with 3-4 years as Literature and Drama Program Director at KPFK-FM, a Pacifica radio station. After retiring from teaching in 1989, he published his biography of jazz musician Warne Marsh, An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, 2000. Chamberlain lives with his wife Sharyn Crane in South Pasadena, California.