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Terry Southern

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Terry Southern

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 1, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Alvarado, Texas, USA

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terry Southern, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
1999The SourceSelf
1984Burroughs: The MovieSelf
1983Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActHimself
1970End of the RoadMr. Caruso
1968The QueenSelf - Jury Member
Production
1970End of the RoadProducer
Writing
2025National Theatre Live: Dr. StrangeloveOriginal Film Writer
1988The TelephoneWriter
1975Saturday Night LiveWriter
1970End of the RoadScreenplay
1969The Magic ChristianScreenplay
1969The Magic ChristianNovel
1969Easy RiderWriter
1968CandyNovel
1968BarbarellaScreenplay
1967Don't Make WavesScreenplay
1965The Cincinnati KidScreenplay
1965The Loved OneScreenplay
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombScreenplay
1958Emperor JonesAdaptation
1956Armchair TheatreWriter
Crew
1965The CollectorAdditional Writing