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Agee was born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] at Highland Avenue and 15th Street (renamed James Agee Street in 1999) to Hugh James Agee and Laura Whitman Tyler, and had distant French and English ancestry on his father's side. When Agee was six, his father died in an automobile accident, and from the age of seven he and his younger sister, Emma, were educated in boarding schools.  

Agee was born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] at Highland Avenue and 15th Street (renamed James Agee Street in 1999) to Hugh James Agee and Laura Whitman Tyler, and had distant French and English ancestry on his father's side. When Agee was six, his father died in an automobile accident, and from the age of seven he and his younger sister, Emma, were educated in boarding schools.  

The most influential of these was located near his mother's summer cottage two miles from Sewanee, Tennessee. [[Saint Andrews-Sewanee School|Saint Andrews School for Mountain Boys]] was run by Episcopal monks affiliated with the Order of the Holy Cross), and it was there that Agee's lifelong friendship with an Episcopal priest, Father James Harold Flye, began in 1919. As Agee's close friend and spiritual confidant, Flye was the recipient of many of Agee's most revealing letters.  

The most influential of these was located near his mother's summer cottage two miles from Sewanee, Tennessee. [[Saint Andrews-Sewanee School|Saint Andrews School for Mountain Boys]] was run by Episcopal monks affiliated with the Order of the Holy Cross), and it was there that Agee's lifelong friendship with an Episcopal priest, [[Father James Harold Flye]], began in 1919. As Agee's close friend and spiritual confidant, Flye was the recipient of many of Agee's most revealing letters.  

[[Image:Ageetofrfly-2.jpg|left|thumb|Letters of James Agee to [[Fr. Flye]]]]

[[Image:Ageetofrfly-2.jpg|left|thumb|Letters of James Agee to [[Fr. Flye]]]]

Agee went to Knoxville High School for the 1924-1925 school year, then travelled with Father Flye to Europe in the summer, when Agee was sixteen. On their return, Agee moved to boarding school in New Hampshire, entering the class of 1928 at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]]. There he was president of The Lantern Club and editor of the ''Monthly'' where his first short stories, plays, poetry and articles were published. Despite barely passing many of his high school courses, Agee was admitted to [[Harvard University]]'s class of 1932. He was editor-in-chief of the ''Harvard Advocate'' and delivered the class ode at his commencement.

Agee went to Knoxville High School for the 1924-1925 school year, then travelled with Father Flye to Europe in the summer, when Agee was sixteen. On their return, Agee moved to boarding school in New Hampshire, entering the class of 1928 at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]]. There he was president of The Lantern Club and editor of the ''Monthly'' where his first short stories, plays, poetry and articles were published. Despite barely passing many of his high school courses, Agee was admitted to [[Harvard University]]'s class of 1932. He was editor-in-chief of the ''Harvard Advocate'' and delivered the class ode at his commencement.