Mike Layton (journalist)

Mike Layton
Mike Layton
Born	Myron J. Layton; November 24, 1922; Nebraska, U.S.
Died	March 20, 2011 (aged 88); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Denver (1950)
Occupations	Journalist; author;
Notable credit(s)	Seattle Post-Intelligencer (journalist, columnist), The Olympian (at one time The Daily Olympian) (journalist); Easy Blood: Ronald Reagan's Proxy Wars in Central America (non-fiction book); My Very Worst Friend (memoir/autobiography); The Laytons: A Westering Family (family history)

Myron J. Layton (November 24, 1922 – March 20, 2011) was an American newspaper journalist and author who wrote for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Olympian from the 1960s through the 1980s, often covering Washington state politics.^[1] Before and after Pearl Harbor, Layton served in the US Army remote Aleutian Islands. Later, in 1944–45, he served as a paratrooper in the European theater of World War II, in the 82nd Airborne Division.^[1] Layton was also a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 11th Airborne Division and 10th Special Forces Group.^[2] Layton wrote the book Easy Blood: Ronald Reagan's Proxy Wars in Central America, about his research and experiences travelling in Central America (in particular Nicaragua),^[3] and My Very Worst Friend, a memoir and autobiography.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Dodge, John (March 23, 2011). "Longtime Capitol scribe Layton dies". The Olympian. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
^ Connelly, Joel (March 23, 2011). "Mike Layton could 'spot BS at a hundred paces'". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
^ Layton, Mike, Easy Blood: Ronald Reagan's Proxy Wars in Central America, 1997
^ Layton, Mike, My Very Worst Friend, 1998