Terry Southern

Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village, Southern was also at the center of Swinging London in the 1960s and helped to change the style and substance of American films in the 1970s. He briefly wrote for Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. Southern's dark and often absurdist style of satire helped to define the sensibilities of several generations of writers, readers, directors, and filmgoers. He is credited by journalist Tom Wolfe as having invented New Journalism with the publication of "Twirling at Ole Miss" in Esquire in February 1963. Southern's reputation was established with the publication of his comic novels Candy and The Magic Christian and through his gift for writing memorable film dialogue as evident in Dr. Strangelove, The Loved One, The Cincinnati Kid, and The Magic Christian. His work on Easy Rider helped create the independent film movement of the 1970s.


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Sylvester Stallone ... you! -- Sylvester Stallone to Terry Southern when ...
King Dong! A Sophisticated New Musical Comedy Terry Southern and Harry Nilsson created a musical parody ...
Hawkeye Entertainment ... in Los Angeles, California . Terry Southern was ...
One Last Touch of Nilsson ... with legendary writer Terry Southern ( Candy ), and ...
Obits ... Screenplay by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern Based on ...
The Telephone ... written by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern . Hawkeye ...
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence ... Nilsson joined Mary Travers , Terry Southern , and ...
Remembering Harry ... a partnership with writer Terry Southern and created ...
Johnny Blood In 1979 or 1980, Terry Southern met with Lewis Allen to ...
A Grand Guy: The Art and Life of Terry Southern A biography of Terry Southern which details his life and ...
Obituaries ... in 1985 by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern . Later ...

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