Swain Wolfe

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Swain Wolfe
Born1939 (1939)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died (aged 82)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, filmmaker

Swain Wolfe (1939 - March 14, 2021) was an American author and filmmaker. [1]

Life and Career

Wolfe lived for most of his life in and around Missoula, MT. [2] [3]

Wolfe was a highschool dropout who worked a series of manual jobs, including logging and working in mines, in the western US before making movies and writing books.

Wolfe's films include The Sacred Bear, Phantom Cowboy, and Energy & Morality. [4]

Wolfe's novels include:

Wolfe's last published book was a memoir, The Boy Who Invented Skiing: A Memoir, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2006. ISBN   978-0312310936

He died on March 14, 2021, in Missoula, MT. [9]

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