The Silver Surfer is a fictional super villain.
Thomas Alan Broughton -LRB- June 9 , 1936 -- May 17 , 2013 -RRB- was an American poet and amateur pianist .. Broughton was born in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania , the son of Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton , the noted Latin prosopographer , and Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton .. Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton. Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton. Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton. Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton. From 1966 until 2001 Broughton taught writing at the University of Vermont .. University of Vermont. University of Vermont. He has attended Harvard University , Philips Exeter Academy , and the Juilliard School of Music .. Harvard University. Harvard University. Philips Exeter Academy. Philips Exeter Academy. Juilliard School of Music. Juilliard School of Music. He received degrees from Swarthmore College -LRB- B.A. -RRB- and the University of Washington -LRB- M.A. , English literature -RRB- .. Swarthmore College. Swarthmore College. University of Washington. University of Washington. Broughton received numerous awards and fellowships , including a Guggenheim , an NEH Fellowship , and was elected a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012 .. Guggenheim. Guggenheim Fellowship. NEH Fellowship. National Endowment for the Humanities. He served as a cultural representative in southeast Asia , Egypt , and Italy under the auspices of the United States Information Agency .. United States Information Agency. United States Information Agency. Broughton was married first to Lenore Follansbee Broughton and then to Laurel Broughton .