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Glasmon, Jacob (Kubec)
Pharmacist, novelist. Born in 1898 in Raciaz, Poland, the son of Joseph Glasmon and Mary Kapota. In 1905 came to U.S., settling in Chicago, Ill.; graduated from Northwestern University, School of Pharmacy. In 1930 began writing books, especially stories adapted for films. Some of his novels are: "Public Enemy," "Smart Money," "Blonde Crazy," "Taxie," "Union Depot," "Crowd Roads," "Taxi," "Three on a Match," "False Faces," "World Wide," "Bolero," "Handy Andy," "The Glass Key," "Men Without Names," "Show Them No Mercy," "The Men in Blue," and others. In 1930 engaged as a film writer by Warner Bros., Hollywood, Cal., where he resides.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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