Actor

Terry Southern

Writing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

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Movies: 17Series: 1Crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 8950

IMDb ID: nm0816143

Known for: Writing

Born: May 1, 1924

Died: October 29, 1995

Age: 71

Place of birth: Alvarado, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2025

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.29

Wikidata: Q591270

Other jobs

Screenplay (7)Writer (3)Adaptation (1)Additional Writing (1)Novel (1)Original Film Writer (1)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Terry Southern.