Seamon Glass

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1925,^[1] the son of Kadysh Glass (c. 1870–1937) and Anna Glass. He died in Los Angeles on July 12, 2016.^[2] His family's name was originally "Altglas" but changed to "Glass".^{[citation needed]} His father died when he was 11 years old,^[3] and the family moved to California.

With his mother's permission, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 during World War II,^[4][5] serving in British Samoa and the Marshall Islands. He received a disability pension after suffering a hearing loss during a Japanese bombing raid. Glass was sent to the brig four times,^[6] His novel of his service in a Marine aviation unit entitled The Half Ass Marines was published in 2010.^[7]

Following the war Glass attended Santa Monica Junior College on the G.I. Bill where he became heavyweight boxing champion of the college; the experience leading him into amateur and professional boxing.

He held a variety of jobs including being a seaman with the U.S. Merchant Marine, a school teacher of English and Social Studies as well as guidance counselor at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles,^[4] a bartender, a newspaper columnist for the Santa Monica Independence and a bodyguard for Darryl F. Zanuck's daughter Darrylin.

Glass had a brief professional boxing career in 1960 in Los Angeles, compiling a record of 1–2.^[8] where he was sponsored by actress Anna Maria Alberghetti.

When acting as a boxing instructor and sparring partner, Glass met many actors and Hollywood film people who wanted to box but did not want any damage to their faces or to be hurt. One of his clients was producer and director Fred Gadette who found him several acting roles and stunt work experiences.

• Half-Assed Marines. ISBN 1450235638. 2010^[14][15]