Cantwell, Robert, 1908-1978

Robert Emmett Cantwell, novelist, biographer, essayist, and editor, was born January 31, 1908 in Little Falls, now Vader, Washington, and died December 8, 1978, in New York. Cantwell attended the University of Washington from 1924-25. In 1929, after selling a short story to The American caravan, he moved to New York where he began work on his first novel, Laugh and lie down (1931). After finishing the novel, he continued his freelance writing and published articles in The new republic, The nation, and others. He wrote a second novel, The land of plenty (1934). Cantwell worked on the editorial staffs of Time and Fortune, then became associate editor of Time. From 1949 to 1954 he worked as the literary editor of Newsweek, and then freelanced again until 1956, when he began an association with Sports illustrated.

From the description of Robert Cantwell papers, 1926-1978. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52391247

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