Mary Lee Cooper: How I Became an Oxfordian
July 26, 2016
I am 90 years old and continue to be an ardent believer in Edward De Vere as the real Shakespeare. I was a business major
How I Became An Oxfordian
“How I Became an Oxfordian” is a periodic series of essays from members about the origins of their interest in the Shakespeare Authorship question. Every Oxfordian has his or her own story about the events that led to that moment of recognition when it became clear that Oxford had to be the real Shakespeare. Every Oxfordian’s story is unique and an inspiration to other Oxfordians and to people new to the authorship question. Bob Meyers, President Emeritus of the National Press Foundation, is editor of this series and wants to hear from you about how you became an Oxfordian. SOF members, send your essay (500 words or less in an editable form such as a Word document), along with a digital photo of yourself to communications@shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org.
Greg Ellis: How I Became an Oxfordian
July 19, 2016
Forty years ago, when I was an undergraduate at the Australian National University’s Chifley library, I happened to notice a fascinating collection of old books
Tom Goff: How I Became an Oxfordian
July 12, 2016
At Tower Books on Watt Avenue in Sacramento, I first spotted Charlton Ogburn’s The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Myth and the Reality, in a stack
Steven Sabel: How I Became an Oxfordian
July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016 Not long out of high school, while watching Kevin Kline’s Hamlet on PBS with the father of a school friend, he said
Rollin DeVere Jr: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 28, 2016
Names often add or lose letters or syllables through the generations. My father was Rollin R. DeVere Sr.; I’m Jr; my son is III. My
Robert Detobel: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 21, 2016
I had never heard of Edward de Vere. I was in the first place interested in Hamlet. Possibly I was too benumbed, as many people
Justin Borrow: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 14, 2016
I came to discover the Shakespearean Authorship Question when I was in grade 9. For me, the most enticing thing about it was the
Harold Feldman: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 7, 2016
Here is another classic from our files. This article was originally published in the Summer 1983 issue of our newsletter. I was never a Stratfordian.
Richard Waugaman: How I Became an Oxfreudian
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 It was thanks to the New York Times. Much as I admire the important books by Mark Anderson, Thomas Looney, Charlton Ogburn
Gareth Howell: How I Became an Oxfordian
May 24, 2016
When I was in Law School at Aberystwyth on the rugged western coast of Wales, it was an occasional delight to drive in summer to
Michael Dudley: How I Became an Oxfordian
May 17, 2016
“Why would anybody believe it?” The teenaged girl’s eyes were wide, her head shaking. She’d come to the front of the school auditorium to speak
Charles Pennington: How I Became an Oxfordian
May 10, 2016
I have become an Oxfordian only recently, having pursued the Shakespeare authorship question for two years. With a liberal arts undergraduate degree and two advanced
Earl Showerman: How I Became an Oxfordian
May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016 The first requirement of becoming an Oxfordian is learning to love Shakespeare, both in production and on the page. I became possessed
Jan Scheffer: How I Became an Oxfordian
April 26, 2016
It was in third form of grammar school in 1964 when my English (Language and Literature) teacher, Joost de Lange announced: “Now we have to
Joella Werlin: How I Became an Oxfordian
April 19, 2016
A few years back, I was a guest at a duo-piano recital in the elegant Portland home of a prominent arts patron, Mary Tooze. Her
Craig Smith: How I Became an Oxfordian
April 12, 2016
It was the first showing of PBS Frontline; “The Shakespeare Mystery” in 1989. I was living in Santa Cruz, California, it was just after the
