![]() ![]() Morrell and his wife took it upon themselves to care for Young’s home, not to mention his son. Their lives became intimately intertwined when Young’s wife died. The author studied under Young for a time before becoming his graduate assistant. Morrell’s wife was gracious enough to abandon her teaching position to follow her husband to a new country. ![]() When he learned that Young was teaching at Penn State, the author packed everything he owned and drove to the United States with his wife and child. The author was in awe of Young’s engaging style. The pair met through ‘Ernest Hemingway,’ Young’s book, which Morrell discovered and loved because of his passion for all things Hemingway. Philip Young was equally influential to the author. The two became good friends later, with Stirling executive producing an adaptation of Morrell’s novel. ![]() Stirling replied with a long letter encouraging the young man to pursue his dreams. Morrell wanted to follow in Stirling Silliphant’s footsteps and said as much. He wrote a letter to the show’s head writer. The author couldn’t get enough of the two heroes at the heart of the series as they traversed the United States. ![]() But then he watched ‘Route 66’ on TV, and the show changed everything. Morrell, who almost dropped out of high school, was inclined to believe him. His high school principal told him he would never amount to anything. The author was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, to a Royal Navy flier (George Morrell) and an upholsterer (Beatrice Morrell). ![]()
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