Hugh Jones Parry (March 10, 1916 – December 3, 1997) was a British-born American writer and sociologist. He wrote fiction as James Cross.

Hugh Jones Parry was born on March 10, 1916, in London, to Jane Myfanwy (Jones) and John Parry.[1] The family came to the United States in 1919, moving to Scarsdale, New York.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1937, a master's from Columbia University in 1939, and a PhD from the University of Southern California in 1949.[1]

Parry was in the United States Navy during World War II, stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He then worked in military intelligence and as a researcher in several diplomatic positions. In 1958, he became a researcher at the United States Information Agency in Washington, D.C.[2]

Parry was an assistant professor of sociology and social psychology at the University of Denver from 1947 to 1949.[3] As of 1967, he taught sociology at George Washington University, where he worked at the Social Research Group.[4] While teaching, he wrote thrillers and short stories as James Cross,[4] some of which drew on his time as an intelligence operative.[2] He retired in 1982.[2]

Parry died on December 3, 1997, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kinsman, Clare D., ed. (1975). Contemporary Authors. 1st revision series. Vol. 13–16. Gale. p. 621. ISBN 0-8103-0027-3. OCLC 514165.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hugh Jones Parry, Sociologist". The Washington Post. December 5, 1997. p. D6. ISSN 0190-8286. ProQuest 1457343801.
  3. ↑ The Biographic Register 1961–62. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State. 1962. p. 546. OCLC 297307512. Department of State Publication 7226.
  4. 1 2 Conroy, Sarah Booth (March 31, 1967). "Just Who Is James Cross?". The Washington Post. p. C1. ProQuest 143200200.
  5. 1 2 3 4 American Authors and Books (3d ed.). Crown Publishing Group. 1972. p. 486. ISBN 0-517-50139-2. OCLC 523487.
  6. ↑ Shebs, Robert L. (April 12, 1959). "International Adventure, Intrigue". Chicago Tribune – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Book News". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 26, 1959 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Sandoe, James (January 7, 1962). "Heroes, Hooligans and Hallucinations". The San Francisco Examiner – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Cromie, Alice (February 26, 1967). "Crime on My Hands". Chicago Tribune – via newspapers.com.


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