The oldest of seven children from a working-class background, Paul Mariani was born in New York City on February 29, 1940 and grew up there and on Long Island. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College, a Master’s from Colgate University, and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York.
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