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Biography
Terry Southern 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. He briefly wrote for Saturday Night Live in the 1980s.
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Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1965
- O. Henry Award · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1965 · nominated
Filmography14 titles
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964Screenplay
1964Screenplay
The Collector
1965Additional Writing
1965Additional Writing
Burroughs: The Movie
1983as Self
1983as Self
Easy Rider
1969Writer
1969Writer
The Cincinnati Kid
1965Screenplay
1965Screenplay
Saturday Night Live
1975Writer
1975Writer
The Queen
1968as Self - Jury Member
1968as Self - Jury Member
The Loved One
1965Screenplay
1965Screenplay
Barbarella
1968Screenplay
1968Screenplay
The Magic Christian
1969Novel, Screenplay
1969Novel, Screenplay
The Source
1999as Self
1999as Self
Don't Make Waves
1967Screenplay
1967Screenplay
Candy
1968Novel
1968Novel
The Telephone
1988Writer
1988Writer