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May 9, 2021 · John Wayne's penultimate performance in THE SHOOTIST wasn't easy! Co-screenwriter Miles Swarthout (1946-2016) remembers the multiple problems during the filming of THE SHOOTIST (1976) and...
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- A Word on Westerns
As an author himself, Miles' novel, The Sergeant's Lady, won a Spur Award from the Western Writers as the Best First Western Novel of 2004. He also has a short story in the Western Writers member story anthology, Roundup!, from 2010.
- Writer, Director, Actor
- May 1, 1946
- Miles Hood Swarthout
- March 3, 2016
Jun 30, 2016 · May 1, 1946 - March 3, 2016 Miles Hood Swarthout, Western novelist and screenwriter, passed away at his home in Playa del Rey, California on March 3, 2016 from complications of...
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Miles Hood Swarthout. Writer: The Shootist. Only son of authors Glendon and Kathryn Swarthout. As a screenwriter, Miles has several produced films to his credit and has written and optioned originals, as well as adaptations of his late father's many novels, including The Shootist, John Wayne's final film, for which Miles received a Writers ...
- May 1, 1946
- March 3, 2016
Miles Swarthout was born May 1, 1946, into a literary family in Michigan. His father, Glendon, wrote 20 novels, nine of which were made into movies. Most notable were Where the Boys Are, Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Shootist, and The Homesman.
Jul 6, 2016 · Miles Hood Swarthout, Western novelist and screenwriter, passed away at his home in Playa del Rey, California on March 3 from complications of myelodysplasia. He was 69 years old.
Mar 27, 2016 · 2016. Miles Swarthout Obituary. Swarthout, Miles Hood. 5-1-1946~~3-2-2016. Miles was born into a literary family in Michigan. His father, Glendon wrote 20 novels, of which 9...
