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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 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.
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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.
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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.
May 1, 2024 · Terry Southern (1924–1995) was a witty and influential writer who mocked American culture in his novels, films, and essays. He wrote for The Nation from 1960 to 1964, reviewing fiction, humor, and politics with his characteristic irony and insight.
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Terry Southern's Bio. (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.
