John Bell CLAYTON

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AmericanBorn John Bell CLAYTON

American prolific writer of short stories

Born on October 28, 1906 in Craigsville, Virginia , United States

Died on February 10, 1955 in Beverly Hills, California , United States

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John Clayton was born in Craigsville, Virginia, and was graduated from the University of Virginia before becoming a journalist. In 1938, he had a film credit as the writer on a comedy, The Old Raid Mule.



In the 1940s he ran a lending library in San Francisco and was employed from time to time as a temporary editor on the San Francisco Examiner.

...   John Clayton was born in Craigsville, Virginia, and was graduated from the University of Virginia before becoming a journalist. In 1938, he had a film credit as the writer on a comedy, The Old Raid Mule.



In the 1940s he ran a lending library in San Francisco and was employed from time to time as a temporary editor on the San Francisco Examiner.



In 1947 he won the O. Henry Short Story Award for The White Circle, originally in Harpers magazine. Ten years later, the story was made into a teleplay for the television series Rendezvous.



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