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Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist. 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.
Glendon Swarthout has 38 books on Goodreads with 23031 ratings. Glendon Swarthout’s most popular book is The Homesman.
Sep 26, 1992 · Glendon Swarthout, author of "Bless the Beasts and Children" and other novels set largely in the West, died on Wednesday at his home here. He was 74 years old.
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Glendon Fred Swarthout was an American writer. Some of his best known novels were made into films of the same title, Where the Boys Are, The Shootist and They Came To Cordura. Also wrote under Glendon Fred Swarthout. Twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
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Glendon Swarthout (1918-1992) was an American author who wrote 16 novels and 6 novellas, ranging from dramas to comedies to mysteries. Many of his books were adapted into films, such as The Shootist, Where the Boys Are, and The Homesman.
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A prolific novelist, Glendon Swarthout was known for reader-friendly linear plots that maintain interest and attract readers of all ages. Active as both an educator and fiction-writer, Swarthout is best remembered for his bestselling novel Bless the Beasts and Children as well as The Shootist, a novel set in the American West where the author ...
Mar 6, 1988 · The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A spokesman; must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium.
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