Name

Mort Mather

Authors

Mort Mather

Files

Biography

Morton Mather was born in Manhattan, raised on a farm in New Jersey, tossed about in the North Atlantic on a Coast Guard weather cutter for three years, was graduate in theater from the University of Wisconsin, stage managed professional theater when there were stars, managed a nightclub, farmed, was president of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in its early years, founder of two successful non-profits, fund raiser, consultant, philosopher, writer, speaker, restaurateur, and organic farmer.

Keywords

Manhatten, “The First Manure-Pitch”, Pamela Dean, Coast Guard, storyteller, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, farmer

Disciplines

Folklore | Oral History

Works

“The First Manure-Pitch” collected by Pamela Dean.

Recommended Citation

Mather, Mort, "Mort Mather" (2012). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 32.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/32

Location

Maine