Hilary Masters (February 3, 1928 - June 14, 2015) was an American writer. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of poet Edgar Lee Masters. He attended Davidson College from 1944-1946, then served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 -1947 as a naval correspondent. He completed his BA at Brown University in 1952. His books included Post: A Fable, In Rooms of Memory: Essays, Last Stands: Notes From Memory and How the Indians Buried Their Dead: Stories. He died in his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at age 87.