1972Nominee
Best Writing
The Cowboys
William Dale Jennings
Actor · Director · Writer
Amarillo, Texas
October 21, 1917
Biography
William Dale Jennings was an American playwright and author, as well as an LGBT rights activist, later becoming one of the founders of the Mattachine Society. His work includes the 1971 western novel 'The Cowboys' (the basis for the John Wayne film of the same name a year later). He died on May 11, 2000 in La Mirada, California, USA.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1963Nominee
Best Writing
One Got Fat
2002Nominee
Best Performance
Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay
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The Cowboys
One Got Fat