Early Life
He was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of a wholesale drug salesman. He attended schools in Atchison, Kansas. Swayze first sought to work as an actor, but his activity in Broadway theatre during 1929 ended when acting roles became scarce following Wall Street's stock market crash.
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