In 1972 I married again, to Elisabeth Case; she continues to be wife, companion, critic and editor: a partner in the projects and programs that we undertake.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have to write a book with your husband.' My husband is a writer of crime novels. His name is William Gordon. And so I had to accommodate to his style because that's what he writes. So we decided we'd give it a try. Well, we almost divorced.
I believe I went through a divorce. My relationship with Ellen is no less significant as a marriage than my relationship to Coley.
When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval.
If you knew my wife, you'd be like, 'Yeah, you're very married.' She runs the household. I refer to her as 'the greatest director I've ever worked with.'
It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you.
My wife is my in-home editor and reads everything I write.
It's not a good idea to put your wife into a novel; not your latest wife anyway.
I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home.
In 1975 I met Alison Brown and in 1982 we were married. She works for Cornell Computer Services.
Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.