Robert Egerton Swartwout
Robert Egerton Swartwout | |
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| Born | July 2, 1905 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 1951 (aged 45) Eye, Suffolk, England, U.K. |
| Pen name | R. E. Swartwout |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, writer, coxswain |
| Education | Middlesex School Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Relatives | Egerton Swartwout (father) |
Robert Egerton Swartwout (July 2, 1905 – June 2, 1951) was an American-born English cartoonist, coxswain, and writer, including poet.
He was the only son of American architect Egerton Swartwout and British-born Geraldine Davenport Swartwout. He drew from his rowing experience to produce a locked-room mystery about The Boat Race and many poems.