Glendon Swarthout

A native of Michigan, he pursued English studies at the University of Michigan before completing a doctorate in Victorian literature, and his early writing was shaped by wartime service and a stint in advertising. After the war he taught at Michigan State while selling short stories to national magazines, earning a Hopwood Award that helped launch his literary career. His novel They Came to Cordur… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources