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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 — Writer. Why Terry Southern Was. “the Most Useful Writer” in America. The satirist, Nation critic, "Dr. Strangelove" co-writer, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work remains as relevant as ever. Read more in THE NATION, May 1, 2024 edition. ( Terry saluting Lenny Bruce (who had injured his ankles )
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.
Oct 29, 1995 · Terry Southern was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer noted for his distinctive satirical style.
May 1, 2024 · The madcap satires of Terry Southern, who would have turned 100 today, remain urgently relevant, from the piercing send-up of our national obsession with money in The Magic Christian (1960) to...
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.
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.
