Terry Southern

Terry Southern

Actor · Producer · Writer

Alvarado, Texas, USA
May 1, 1924

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.

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Representative Works

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8.1
/ English
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
7.0
/ English
Candy
Candy
5.1
/ English
Barbarella
Barbarella
6.0
/ English
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
/ English
The Collector
The Collector
7.4
/ English
The Source
The Source
5.6
/ English
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
5.2
/ English
The Loved One
The Loved One
6.2
/ English
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
5.8
/ English
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones
8.0
/ English
The Telephone
The Telephone
4.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964Winner

Best Writing

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Easy Rider
1969Nominee

Best Writing

Easy Rider

Candy
1968Nominee

Best Writing

Candy

Career Highlights

Barbarella
1968Highlight

Best Writing

Barbarella

The Cincinnati Kid
1965Highlight

Best Writing

The Cincinnati Kid

Video

Original Trailer
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb