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Terry Southern

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 1, 1924 (Died at 71)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthAlvarado, Texas, USA
Career Span1956 – 1995
Known Credits19 Titles
WritingPopularity Score 0.8

Terry Southern

Total Works

19

17 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terry Southern, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Easy Rider
7.0
Easy Rider
1969•movie
Role: Writer
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975•series
Role: Writer
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
1965•movie
Role: Screenplay

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 19 titles featuring Terry Southern

Easy Rider
7.0
Easy Rider
1969•movie

Role: Writer

Barbarella
6.0
Barbarella
1968•movie

Role: Screenplay

Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

Role: Writer

The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
1965•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Collector
7.4
The Collector
1965•movie

Role: Additional Writing

Candy
5.1
Candy
1968•movie

Role: Novel

The Magic Christian
5.8

Role: Screenplay

The Loved One
6.2
The Loved One
1965•movie

Role: Screenplay

Don't Make Waves
5.2
Don't Make Waves
1967•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Queen
6.4
The Queen
1968•movie

as Self - Jury Member

The Telephone
4.4
The Telephone
1988•movie

Role: Writer

Burroughs: The Movie
7.0

as Self

The Source
5.6
The Source
1999•movie

as Self

End of the Road
5.1
End of the Road
1970•movie

as Mr. Caruso

Armchair Theatre
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

Role: Writer

National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
6.5

Role: Original Film Writer

Emperor Jones
8.0
Emperor Jones
1958•movie

Role: Adaptation