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Terry Southern (1924-1995) Terry Southern. 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". After serving as a lieutenant in the army in World War II, he began writing short stories in earnest while studying ...
Apr 25, 2024 · College Days. Terry Southern was born on May 1,1924 in Alvarado, Texas, the son of a dressmaker and an alcoholic pharmacist. He intended to go into medicine, following in the footsteps of both his father and a maternal uncle, James Persons Simonds, who had been chair of Northwestern Medical School’s pathology department, as well as a Cook County coroner’s physician.
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.
A new collection, Now Dig This; The Unspeakable Writings of Terry Southern 1950-1995 was released by Grove in 2001, as was Terry’s biography by Lee Hill: A Grand Guy, the Art and Life of Terry Southern (published by Harper Collins). —Nile Southern, Executor; photo by Steve Shapiro Los Angeles, 1965: Books: 1958 – Flash and Filigree. 1958 ...
Terry Southern — "The hippest guy on the planet" —The New York Times The New Anthology! TS bio...
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.
Oct 6, 2009 · Terry Southern, born May 1, 1924, in Alvarado, Texas is, without question, one of America’s greatest literary minds from the second half of the twentieth century. At times severe, harsh or profane, Southern could also exhibit both a remarkable fluidity with dialogue and astound with his prose. As a satirist, few could match his alacrity with wit.
