D. B. Newton

D. B. Newton
BornDwight Bennett Newton
(1916-01-14)January 14, 1916
Kansas City, Missouri
DiedJune 30, 2013(2013-06-30) (aged 97)
Bend, Oregon
Resting placeTumalo Cemetery, Deschutes County, Oregon
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
GenreWestern fiction
Years active1946–1986
Spouse
Mary Jane Kregel
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(m. 1941⁠–⁠2013)​
Children2

Dwight Bennett Newton (January 14, 1916 – June 30, 2013[1]) was an American writer of westerns.[2] He also wrote under the names Dwight Bennett, Clement Hardin, Ford Logan,[3] Hank Mitchum[4] and Dan Temple. Newton was one of the six founder members of the Western Writers of America.[1] He was a writer and story consultant for various television shows including Wagon Train and Tales of Wells Fargo.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Dwight Bennett Newton (January 14, 1916 - June 30, 2013)". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. July 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Clarke, Joseph F. (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 104.
  3. ^ Clarke, Joseph F. (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 224.
  4. ^ Etulain, Richard W. (August 25, 2015). Calamity Jane: A Reader's Guide. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8061-5263-9.