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Apr 25, 2024 · College Days. Terry Southern was born on May 1,1924 in Alvarado, Texas, the son of a dressmaker and an alcoholic pharmacist. He intended to go into medicine, following in the footsteps of both his father and a maternal uncle, James Persons Simonds, who had been chair of Northwestern Medical School’s pathology department, as well as a Cook County coroner’s physician.
Terry Southern (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.
Terry Southern — "The hippest guy on the planet" —The New York Times The New Anthology! TS bio...
Terry Southern. Writer: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Terry Southern began writing satirical, outrageous fiction at the age of 12, when he took it upon himself to rewrite various Edgar Allan Poe stories "because they didn't go far enough".
Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America The satirist, Nation critic, "Dr. Strangelove" co-writer, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work remains as relevant as ever.
Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American writer. He was part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s. He was a friend to Beat writers in Greenwich Village in the 1960s.
Terry Southern was born in 1924 in Alvarado, Texas, the son of a pharmacist and a dressmaker. He was drafted into the army during World War II and studied at the Sorbonne on the G.I. Bill. In Paris he became friends with George Plimpton, H. L. Humes, and Peter Matthiessen, who published his story “The Accident” in the first issue of The Paris Review .
