Thomas R. Cole

Thomas R Cole was born in New Haven, Connecticut and educated at Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the University of Rochester. Always interested in aging, history, and spirituality, he began his career as a historian and moved into aging studies, film-making, medical humanities, and biography. His books include: The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Aging in America; The Oxford Book of Aging; No Color Is My Kind: the Desegregation of Houston and the Life of Eldrewey Stearns; and Old Man Country: My Search for Meaning Among the Elders. He likes to say that he has moved from studying aging to doing it. He hopes to keep doing it for a long time.