- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Benson Blanding
- Nickname
- The Vagabond Poet
- Popular poet, novelist and lecturer whose works often dealt with the beauty and culture of Hawaii and the South Seas. During his early life, Blanding worked at a variety of jobs throughout the world, gaining many experiences reflected in his writings. This background and his later restless travels led to his being dubbed "The Vagabond Poet".
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseDorothy Binney Putnam(June 13, 1940 - June 1947) (divorced)
- As a teenager in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1912, Blanding came across a neighbor girl who had been badly cut in a fall, and rushed her to a hospital in a nearby town, saving her life. The child, Billy Cassin, grew up to be Joan Crawford.
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