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Terry Southern

1924 - 1995

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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. He briefly wrote for Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. Southern's dark and often absurdist style of satire helped to define the sensibilities of several generations of writers, readers, directors, and filmgoers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Southern is the 6,423rd most popular writer (down from 6,330th in 2019), the 12,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,445th in 2019) and the 874th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Terry Southern ranks 6,423 out of 7,302. Before him are Lester Bangs, Naja Marie Aidt, P. H. Newby, Benjamin Zephaniah, Alice Sebold, and Leyla Aliyeva. After him are Carmen Posadas, John Burroughs, John Gribbin, Bosley Crowther, Robert Elsie, and Hugh MacDiarmid.

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Among people born in 1924, Terry Southern ranks 481. Before him are William H. Gass, George Amick, Ron Staniforth, Vicki Draves, Ivan Udodov, and Ralph Miliband. After him are Vajiha Samadova, Frank Lautenberg, Louie Bellson, Frank Church, Mal Whitfield, and Bob Kurland. Among people deceased in 1995, Terry Southern ranks 309. Before him are Einari Teräsvirta, Johnny Moss, Margaret Chase Smith, Ed Flanders, John C. Stennis, and Rogelio Farías. After him are Johnny Carey, Trevor Blokdyk, Vivian Blaine, Frank Perry, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Alan Bush.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Southern ranks 12,146 out of 20,380. Before him are Maria Pitillo (1965), Dolph Ziggler (1980), David Denman (1973), Asa Hutchinson (1950), Alice Sebold (1963), and Raymond Scott (1908). After him are Ellen Geer (1941), Tom Paxton (1937), Eddie Deezen (1957), Sean O'Malley (1994), Jan Peerce (1904), and Ron Gilbert (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terry Southern ranks 874. Before him are Alice Hoffman (1952), Ann Coulter (1961), Joel Barlow (1754), Robert Cormier (1925), Lester Bangs (1948), and Alice Sebold (1963). After him are John Burroughs (1837), Bosley Crowther (1905), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Alan Dundes (1934), Greil Marcus (1945), and Lynne Cox (1957).

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