Background
Dewlen, Alton LeRoy was born on November 30, 1921 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Aaron and Edna Louella (Sloan) Dewlen.
Dewlen, Alton LeRoy was born on November 30, 1921 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Aaron and Edna Louella (Sloan) Dewlen.
Student, Hillsboro (Texas) College, 1941. Student, Baylor University, 1942. Student, University Oklahoma, 1955.
Reporter Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News, 1946-1947. City editor Amarillo Times, 1947-1951. Staffer/night editor Uttar Pradesh, Dallas, Oklahoma City, 1951-1954.
Free-lance magazine writer, 1954-1956. Novelist, since 1956. Political, economic researcher South Africa, 1972-1975, Rhodesia, Namibia, South Africa, 1978-1980, Kenya, 1982-1986.
Active Baylor Bear Foundation T/Sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1942-1945, PTO. Member of National Rifle Association (life).
Married Jean Lamb, September 9, 1942 (deceased 1990). 1 child, Michael Lee (deceased). Married Nella Faye Wood Watson, January 24, 1991 (deceased 2002), Married Zona Lucille Weaver, July 22, 2003.
