Swarthout biography
Swarthout biography summary.
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.
Swarthout biography
Early life
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 town of