Walt Curtis

Walt Curtis

Actor · Director · Writer

Portland, Oregon, USA
July 4, 1941

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Walt Curtis (born July 4, 1941) is a poet, novelist and painter from Portland, Oregon. He is mainly known for his autobiographical work, Mala Noche (1977), which became the basis for Gus Van Sant's 1985 film of the same name. Curtis has shared the bill with many Beat Generation writers, such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Ken Kesey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walt Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Photo

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Representative Works

Mala Noche
Mala Noche
6.1
/ English
Property
Property
3.8
/ English
Paydirt
Paydirt
9.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mala Noche
1987Nominee

Best Writing

Mala Noche

Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet

Property
1979Nominee

Best Performance

Property

Career Highlights

Paydirt
1981Highlight

Best Performance

Paydirt