Matthew Swain, M.D. is a fictional character in the novel Peyton Place, as well as the movie and TV series of the same name. In the movie, he was played by actor Lloyd Nolan and in the television seri

Peyton Place is a 1956 novel by American author Grace Metalious. Set in New England before and after World War II, the novel tells the story of three women who are forced to come to terms with their i