Swarthout, Glendon Fred

American authors.

Glendon Fred Swarthout was an English professor at Michigan State University from 1951 to 1959, and on the faculty of Arizona State University from 1959 to 1963. Kathryn Swarthout was an elementary school teacher from 1954 to 1959 and has also been a columnist for Woman's day magazine. They currently reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. The papers chiefly relate to Glendon Swarthout's novels which he began writing in the 1940's.

From the description of Papers, 1940-. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 19002810

Glendon Swarthout (1918 April 8-1992 September 23) taught English at Michigan State University (1951-1959) and at Arizona State University (1959-1963). He began writing novels in the 1940's and continued until 1988. He earned numerous awards, including the playwriting Award, Theater Guild (1947); the Hopwood Award in fiction (1946); the O. Henry Prize for short stories (1960); the Gold Medal, National Society of Arts and Letters (1972); the Spur award for best western novel, Western Writers of America (1975); and the Western Writers of America Owen Wister Award (1991) given annually for writing or filmmaking about the American West.

Kathryn Swarthout (1919 January 8-) taught elementary school, worked as a columnist for Women's Day Magazine, and co-authored books for children with her husband. The couple sponsored an annual Swarthout Award, a cash prize in fiction and poetry, that is conferred through ASU's English Department. They had one child, Miles.

From the guide to the Glendon and Kathryn Swarthout Papers, 1942-1994, (Arizona State University Libraries Special Collections)