Terry Southern

Terry Southern

Known for

Writing

Born

May 1, 1924

Birthplace

Alvarado, Texas, USA

Died

October 29, 1995 (aged 71)

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.

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Best known work

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
1964
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969
Barbarella
Barbarella
1968
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
The Collector
The Collector
1965
Candy
Candy
1968
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
1969
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967

Filmography

  1. 2025

    National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

    Original Film Writer

  2. 1999

    The Source

    as Self

  3. 1988

  4. 1984

  5. 1983

  6. 1975

    Saturday Night LiveTV

    Writer

  7. 1970

    End of the Road

    as Mr. Caruso, Screenplay, Producer

  8. 1969

    The Magic Christian

    Screenplay, Novel

  9. 1969

  10. 1968

    Candy

    Novel

  11. 1968

    Barbarella

    Screenplay

  12. 1968

    The Queen

    as Self - Jury Member

  13. 1967

  14. 1965

  15. 1965

    The Loved One

    Screenplay

  16. 1965

    The Collector

    Additional Writing

  17. 1964

  18. 1958

    Emperor Jones

    Adaptation

  19. 1956

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