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Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake, Jr. (September 6, 1931 – May 8, 2009) was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with golf coach Harvey Penick, including Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, a golf guide that became the best-selling sports book in publishing history.
The Late, Great Bud Shrake’s Last, Great Novel. The funny and brutal ‘Hollywood Mad Dogs’ was inspired by the Texas writer’s experience working in Hollywood with the legendary—and very ...
May 9, 2009 · Bud Shrake, a Texas sportswriter and novelist who collaborated with the legendary golf teacher Harvey Penick on the best-selling sports title of all time, died on Friday in...
Jan 19, 2021 · Eleven years later, Shrake, dubbed “the lion of Texas letters,” has come roaring back with a crisp, wild and witty novel inspired by his real-life manic adventures as a screenwriter in...
Bud Shrake has written sports stories, screenplays, and novels. He’s hobnobbed with the rich and famous, raised some hell, and searched his soul. Now he has crowned a colorful 49-year...
The Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers reflect Shrake’s 58-year career as a professional sportswriter, journalist, fiction writer, script writer, and non-fiction writer. Numerous drafts of his books and screenplays in the Works series give insight into Shrake’s creative process.
May 13, 2009 · Back when newspapers ruled the sports world, Bud Shrake took a job at the Fort Worth Press. It was the beginning of a career in sports journalism that commentator Frank Deford says embodied an...
