Taylor, Peter (Hillsman) (1917-1994)

US writer. He wrote novels and plays, but is best known for his short stories, as in The Collected Stories of Peter Taylor (1969). He was consistently praised for his mastery of the form and his use of Southern settings.

Taylor was born in Trenton, Tennessee. He studied at Vanderbilt University (1936-37), Southwestern University (1937-38), and Kenyon University (BA 1940). He served in the army (1941-45) and taught at the University of North Carolina (1946-67) and the University of Virginia in 1967.