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James Still (born May 31, 1959) is an American writer and playwright. Still grew up in a small town in Kansas, and graduated from the University of Kansas. His award-winning plays have been produced throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Australia and South Africa.
James Still (April 9, 1812 – March 9, 1882) was an African-American physician, herbalist, and author. He was known as "The Black Doctor of the Pines", referring to the New Jersey Pine Barrens region.
James Still may refer to: James Still (poet) (1906–2001), American poet, novelist and folklorist. James Still (playwright) (born 1959), American writer and playwright. James Still (doctor) (1812–1882), African-American physician, herbalist, and author.
Apr 28, 2001 · James Still (July 16, 1906 – April 28, 2001) was an Appalachian poet, novelist and folklorist. He lived most of his life in a log house along the Dead Mare Branch of Little Carr Creek, Knott County, Kentucky. He was best known for the novel River of Earth, which depicted the struggles of coal mining in eastern Kentucky.
Oct 25, 2003 · A remarkable story teller, James Still could make us laugh, cry, cheer, or simply stop awe-struck. He is remembered for his personal appearances, his tales and short stories, his children’s books and notebooks, his radio spots on NPR, and for River of Earth.
Mar 7, 2012 · James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories, and poems during his nearly seventy year career.
May 1, 2001 · Remembering Writer James Still Audio will be available later today. Host Bob Edwards talks with professor Ted Olson about the works of Appalachian writer James Still, who died at 94 this...
James Still’s beautiful 1940 novel, River of Earth, is one of the defining works in Appalachian literature. It tells the story of the Baldridge family right at the moment they are leaving their home place in the mountains of eastern Kentucky to seek work in the coal mines.
James Still was a poet, novelist, short story writer and folklorist who was born in Alabama but came to Knott County, Kentucky, as a young man and spent the rest of his life there. Still worked his way through Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, where he graduated in 1921.
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Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature.
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