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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“... business training in early life should not be regarded solely as insurance against destitution in the case of an emergency. For from business experience women can gain, too, knowledge of the world and of human beings, which should be of immeasurable value to their marriage careers. Self-discipline, co-operation, adaptability, efficiency, economic management,—if she learns these in her business life she is liable for many less heartbreaks and disappointments in her married life.”
—Hortense Odlum (1892–?)