What is Martin Litton?
{{Infobox person | name = Martin Litton | image = Drspix-Martin-Litton-4907.jpg | alt = | caption = Martin Litton. [[Palo Alto]], California. September 2009 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date |1917|2|13}} | birth_place = [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|11|30|1917|2|13|}} | death_place = [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], California, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = Opposition to the [[Glen Canyon Dam]] | occupation = [[River runner]], [[environmentalism|environmental activist]], editor }} '''Martin Litton''' (February 13, 1917 – November 30, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] environmental activist and editor. He was a [[Grand Canyon]] [[river runner]]. Litton was best known as a [[staunch]] opponent of the construction of [[Glen Canyon Dam]] and other dams on the [[Colorado River (U.S.)|Colorado River]]. On November 30, 2014, Litton died at his home in [[Palo Alto, California]], aged 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/272824/speedreads-conservationist-martin-litton-who-kept-dams-out-of-the-grand-canyon-has-died-at-97|title=Speedreads- Conservationist Martin Litton who kept dams out of the Grand Canyon has died at 97|publisher=The Week.com|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Litton, Martin}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American environmentalists]] [[Category:Sportspeople from California]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}