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Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style.
"Terry Southern (1924–1995) was an American satirist, author, journalist, screenwriter, and educator and is considered one of the great literary minds of the second half of the twentieth century.
Terry Southern. Writer: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Terry Southern began writing satirical, outrageous fiction at the age of 12, when he took it upon himself to rewrite various Edgar Allan Poe stories "because they didn't go far enough".
Terry Southern was an American writer known for his satirical novels and screenplays. Southern served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was educated at Southern Methodist University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University (B.A., 1948), and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Terry Southern (1924-1995) began writing satiric, outrageous fiction at the age of 12, when he rewrote Edgar Allen Poe stories "because they didn't go far enough". After serving in the Army as a Lieutenant in World War II, he wrote short stories while studying at the Sorbonne.
Site devoted to Terry Southern and the literary and cultural circles he traveled in particularly the beats, post-war paris, hollywood, swinging london, and his co-authorship of Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider and Barbarella.
Terry Southern, The Art of Screenwriting No. 3. Interviewed by Maggie Paley. Issue 200, Spring 2012. Terry Southern was born in 1924 in Alvarado, Texas, the son of a pharmacist and a dressmaker. He was drafted into the army during World War II and studied at the Sorbonne on the G.I. Bill.
Apr 25, 2024 · In early 1947, Terry Marion Southern, a slim, twenty-two-year-old Texan with thick dark hair and a courtly manner, came to Chicago to finish his college education. His time in the Army in Europe during World War II had given him a more cosmopolitan outlook, and he no longer wanted to finish a pre-med degree at Southern Methodist University.
May 1, 2024 · Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America. The satirist, Nation critic, Dr. Strangelove cowriter, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work ...
Mar 18, 2019 · Terry Southern, the namesake of the award, was the novelist and screenwriter behind the success of, among other things, Easy Rider and Dr. Strangelove. He acted as a crucial influence in the early years of The Paris Review; “The Accident”—an excerpt from Southern’s debut novel, Flash and Filigree—appeared in the first issue.
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