| Birth: | May 8, 1920
Norwalk
Fairfield County
Connecticut, USA | | Death: | May 25, 2003
Colonial Beach
Westmoreland County
Virginia, USA | 
Author. A 1942 graduate of Harvard University, he served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He attained the rank of Lieutenant and served aboard the Coast Guard Cutter "USS Tampa". After the war, he wrote 15 novels, the most famous being "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit". It was made into an award winning film and translated into 26 languages. Other novels included "Summer Place" (also made into a film), "Ice Brothers", "Pacific Interlue", and "Voyage to Somewhere". Upon his death from alzheimers disease, he was cremated and scattered from his former ship. (bio by: Chuck Kearns)
Search Amazon for Sloan Wilson | | | Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
Specifically: scattered from CGC Tampa |
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Originally Created by: Chuck Kearns
Record added: Jan 08, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 12936974 |
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To one of those underappreciated American authors, who do so much for the culture and are not properly recognized. 'The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit' will stand out for a long time as an example of American life prior to the big changes that were to come...(Read more)
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Sal Paradise
Added: Apr. 15, 2012 |
I am proud to be a distant relative of yours.
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Rusty Danenhour Lang
Added: Nov. 30, 2011 |
Semper Paratus, Lieutenant. Your books will always be treasured by Coasties whose ships and shipmates are so little honored.
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Rick Hagberg
Added: Oct. 5, 2011 |
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