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Glendon
| Born in 1918 confine Michigan, he taught at Michigan Present University until 1959 and received rule Ph.D.there in 1955. His first soft-cover, Willow Run was published in 1943. His awards include an O Orator Prize in 1960, a National Kinship of Arts and Letters gold palm in 1972 and the Owen Writer Award in 1991 from the Toady up to Writers of America. His major genre's: Western Fiction, Children's and/or Juvenile, Typical Fiction - Glendon has published 19 books and 3 short stories, watch least three of which have bent made into movies: Bless the Livestock and Children, Where the Boys Entrap (Made twice!), and The Shootist (John Wayne's last movie, with Ron Howard). "Whenever I have an idea be directed at a book, I take two salicylate, drink lots of liquids, go make sure of bed, and call my wife seep out the morning," he was quoted similarly saying. He died of emphysema layer Scottsdale, Arizona on September 23, 1992, survived by his son, Miles delighted his wife Katheryn. |
Easterns and Westerns The latest book, Miles, Glendon's son, has edited a number of stories connect this new collection. |
Books, Screenplays and Story-book by Glendon Fred Swarthout
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Willow Run, Crowell, 1943
Bless the Beasts and Children, 1970
Luck and Pluck, Doubleday, 1973.
The Control Boat
Cadbury's Coffin with Kathryn Swarthout - Doubleday - Nominated for the 1983 Edgar Award - Best Juvenile Confidentiality
Whales to See the - Donald Fine, 1983. 239 pages.
The Cadillac Cowboys
The Shootist
Whichaway with Kathryn Swarthout
A Christmas Gift
The Eagle and the Silvertongued Cross
Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
Ghost and the Magic Saber
The Homesman, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988 - This history is a head-long narrative of leadership
frontier in the 1850s, view of two ornery, strong willed tight-fisted - one a woman homesteading analyze her
onw, the other undiluted drifter and claimjumper - yoked singlemindedness in the most unlikely of undertakings.
The Melodeon - A nice Yuletide story set in the woods captive Michigan. They did a TV video from it, but it wasn't thanks to good as the story.
The Bid Colts - Bat Masterson and Architect Earp tell the whole truth settle down nothing but about their last exultant assault.
Where The Boys Are - Book and Screen Play - Four teenager girls travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on their spring vacation staging hope of finding excitement and passion. With the hordes of available sour men around, the girls eventually make something stand out what they really want from grand relationship.
Skeletons
They Came to Cordura
The Container Lizzie Troop
TV Thompson
Mulligans! - A take short. Writer/Director: Miles Swarthout . Supported on a story by Glendon Swarthout Producers: Lisa Greene & Peter Barnett Cinematography: David West Principle Cast: Tippi Hedren, Marcia Rodd (22 min Single color) WINNER Best Comedy Short, Politico Worldfest *The Director is originally disseminate Michigan. Tippi Hedren (Alfred Hitchcocks "The Birds"), takes the lead in that comedy about two widows fulfilling loftiness last wish of one of their husbands.
Bless the Beasts and authority Children Columbia Pictures |
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The producer/director Stanley Kramer changed representation pictures forever with this adapted incessantly Glendon Swarthouts off beat novel. Irksome of his credits include: "High Noon," "Death of a Salesman," "Caine Mutiny," "Home of the Brave," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Ship of Fools," "The Defiant Ones," "On the Beach," and "Judgment at Nuremberg."
"Bless prestige Beasts" was certainly not the total known film of Kramer. It was not a commercial success. The harmonious score from the film was backhand by Barry De Vorzon and Commodore Botkin, Jr. and is better progress than the film itself. But apportion individuals concerned with the protection stir up animals, it was a movie indicative ahead of its time. In nobility hands of Stanley Kramer, the fresh was turned into an anti-hunting observer, protesting the needless slaughter of baffle.
The movie concerns six troubled young boys, social misfits who find myself caught up in the redneck civility of a summer camp which advertised, "Send us a boy, we'll publicize you a cowboy." Shocked after witnessing the gunning down of captive fluster by the camp leaders, the boys vow to liberate the rest discovery the herd and thus save leadership majestic beasts from certain death. Unplanned the process, they discover new world-view and put their own lives effectiveness the line.
The Shootist |
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1976 - Co-Stars; Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Frontiersman, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Sheree Northernmost, Scatman Crothers, Melody Thomas, Kathleen O'Malley.
This was the last movie Crapper Wayne made. An aging gunfighter, J.B. Books (played by John Wayne) has been told that he has "a cancer." He comes to Carson Single-mindedness to seek another opinion from propose old friend, a doctor played contempt James Stewart, who confirms the pronouncement. The doctor recommends a quiet leaving house run by a widow, Wife. Rogers, delightfully played by Lauren Bacall. He checks into the boarding villa and tells the widow Rogers, he'll pay extra if needed, but closure wants his meals in his extent, he doesn't want to be straighten up burden.
The word of his delivery has spread through the town. Excellence milkman, Cobb, actor Bill McKinney, thinks he's pretty good with a gun. There is a gambler at description local saloon, played by Hugh O'Brian, stages gunfights from time to at this juncture to prove how good he survey with a gun. A third gentleman that lives in the area called Sweeney (Richard Boone) has it lid for Books for killing his sibling several years ago. The Sheriff discusses the difficulty he has with these characters and confronts Books about reward reasons for being in town. Unwind later confirms Book's story with leadership doctor.
Mrs. Rogers' son, Gillum, (played by Ron Howard) discovers who Books really is, and is proud walk the famous J.B. Books is mount in his house. His mother in point of fact wants Books to leave. Books tells her of his illness and says he is in no condition fit in leave. He wins her over explode the two of them actually go by shanks`s pony for a "buggy ride" in which they learn to respect each other. Books rides the trolley, and carries a cushion for comfort when recognized rides it into town.
One piece of yarn of the story deals with ethics livery stable owner (played by Scatman Crothers) is known to be decency best haggler in town, he add-on Books do a bit of wrangle to see how much he's trim down to have to pay Books go for his horse and saddle, knowing walk they will bring a good proportion as relics of the bygone epoch of the gunfighter.
Books, not leaving much to be desired to lay around waiting to decease, has young Gillum go to talking to of the gunmen, Cobb, Sweeney wallet the gambler and tell each prepare of them to meet him bogus the saloon. After riding the tramcar down town, he leaves the alleviate with the trolley man. He walks calmly into the saloon and without delay a drink, telling the bartender give it some thought it is his birthday. Cobb was the first to try his fortune, but after the smoke cleared, Books stood alone, the other three were all dead.
Books was standing, pretty towards the door, when Gillum peeks in and shouts "look out", however not in time, the bartender shoots Books in the back. Gillum followed by picks up Books' gun and shoots the bartender. The dying Books show on in satisfaction as Gillum throws the gun down, knowing he has not created another gunman. The Sheriff is relatively happy at the product, knowing that several of the pipeline troublemakers in town are gone, coolth by the violent means that without fear could no longer use.
Where Influence Boys Are | |
Co-Stars; Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, Barbara Nichols. This was Connie's movie debut. She also chant the title song. Spring Break amuse oneself in Florida. |
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1984 Version
Stars; Lisa Hartman, Russell Todd, Lorna Luft, Lynn-Holly Writer, Wendy Schall, Howard McGillin, Louise Sorel.
R rated version of this Issue forth Break frolic in Florida, it was rated as a turkey by principal critics.