Glendon swarthout biography sample

  • Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist.
  • Swarthout was born in Pinckney, Michigan on April 8, 1918.
  • From dramas to comedies to mysteries to tragedies to books for kids, Glendon Swarthout never wrote a sequel, never repeated himself, never lost any time.

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    From dramas to comedies to mysteries to tragedies to books for kids, Glendon Swarthout never wrote a sequel, never repeated himself, never lost any time on nonfiction or autobiography, which made him difficult for readers and reviewers to "type" and follow. But across his tremendously distinguished, broad writing range in fiction, he has no equal in American letters this past century. Glendon was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction by his publishers and won a number of other awards for his novels, including a couple of Spurs and a Wrangler, as well as the Western Writers award for Lifetime Achievement. At their June, 2008, convention in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, Glendon Swarthout was inducted into the Western Writers of America's Hall of Fame. He will join previous Western Hall of Fame authors on a large wall plaque display in the McCracken Library in the famous Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming.

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    Glendon Swarthout

    American writer (1918–1992)

    Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist.[1]

    Several of his novels were made into films. Where the Boys Are, and The Shootist, which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the best known.

    Early life

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    Glendon Swarthout was the only child of Fred and Lila (Chubb) Swarthout, a banker and a homemaker. Swarthout is a Dutch name; his mother's maiden name was from Yorkshire. Swarthout generally did well in school, especially in English. He was a Michigan high-school debate champion.

    In math, however, he floundered, and only a kindly lady geometry teacher passed him with a D, so he could graduate from Lowell, Michigan High School.[citation needed] He took accordion lessons and occupied his free time with books, for at 6 feet, 99 pounds, he was not good at sports. The summer of his junior year, he got a job playing his instrument in the resort to

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    Swarthout, Glendon

    Personal

    Born April 8, 1918, in Pinckney, MI; died from complications from emphysema September 23, 1992, in Scottsdale, AZ; son of Fred H. (a banker) and Lila (Chubb) Swarthout; married Kathryn Vaughn, 1940; children: Miles. Education:University of Michigan, A.B., 1939, A.M., 1946; Michigan State University, Ph.D., 1955.

    Career

    Writer of novels, plays, short stories, and screenplays, 1963-92. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, teaching fellow, 1946-48; University of Maryland, College Park, instructor, 1948-51; Michigan State University, East Lansing, associate professor of English, 1951-59; Arizona State University, Tempe, lecturer in English, 1959-63. Military service: U.S. Army Infantry, 1943-45; became sergeant; awarded two battle stars.

    Awards, Honors

    Theatre Guild Playwriting Award, 1947; Hopwood Award in Fiction, 1948; O. Henry Prize, 1960; National Society of Arts and Letters gold medal, 1972; Spur Award for best novel, Western Writers of America

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