William meade prince biography

William Meade Prince was born in Roanoke, Virginia, the son of Robert Watson and Alice Wales Meade Prince. When he was five years old, his parents moved to Chapel Hill to live with his grandfather, Dr.

William Meade, the Episcopal rector, in his East Rosemary house.

William meade prince biography

Prince lived in Chapel Hill until he was fifteen years old, when his family moved to Birmingham, Alabama.

In 1936 William and his wife, Lillian Hughes (they were married November 24, 1915), moved from Westport, Connecticut, to Chapel Hill, and he became a lecturer in The University of North Carolina's Art Department.

In 1943, he served as head of the art department, and during World War II he created drawings and posters for the Committee to Defend America, the U.S. Army Hospital Corps, and the United Service Organizations (USO). Also during WWII Prince illustrated the Sunday comic strip Aladdin Jr. He acted in several plays of the Carolina Playmakers with his wife and played Ananias Dare in the outdoor drama The Los