Richard Scowcroft, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard Scowcroft
American writer
Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1916
Date of Death: 08-Oct-2001
Profession: novelist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Richard Scowcroft
- Richard Scowcroft (June 26, 1916 – October 8, 2001) was an American writer and teacher of writers long associated with Stanford University, where he co-founded the creative-writing program with, and ultimately succeeded, Wallace Stegner as director.
- Among the writers taught were Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, Robert Stone, Larry McMurty, Karen Rosenbaum, Ed McClanahan, Ken Kesey, Scott Turow and Chuck Kinder.
- Scowcroft's work frequently featured themes based in his Mormon upbringing.
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