He collaborated with his sister, Belle Fitzgerald Empey, to write 'Papa Married a Mormon' in 1955, which is an account of their family's life in pioneer Utah. But the success was shortlived and he hocked his typewriter and became a bank auditor, jazz drummer and publicist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. By 1950 he had published more than 300 pieces. After returning to the United States he became a purchasing agent for a steel company in California while trying to write articles and short stories. When John was 18 he left Utah and became a foreign correspondent in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. His father, who owned the local newspaper, the Advocate, was a Catholic and his mother was a Mormon. John Dennis Fitzgerald was born in Price in 1907.

Then, I'll be a cat with a dog's head if he didn't actually begin to turn green.'Įach chapter is a small episode in the life of a Catholic family in Mormon country - southern Utah. 'For my money, it didn't look as if Tom was enjoying his cigar. and J.D.There are also experiences with bank robbers, saving an innocent Indian on trial, dog fighting and Tom's first attempts at smoking. When he finds a puzzle that seems impossible to solve, he sells chances to try the puzzle to all his friends for 10 cents. In 'The Great Brain Is Back,' Tom ventures on a soap-selling campaign (of course J.D. His moneymaking efforts always include younger brother J.D., in whose voice this and the other voices are written. He looks for ways to make money, even if it involves swindling someone. Anyone who has read the Great Brain series will know about Tom.

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