Terry Southern
Writing

Terry Southern

Born 1924-05-01
Alvarado, Texas, USA
Department: Writing

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.

Known For

Prominent works featuring Terry Southern

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964
TMDB4.0
Easy Rider
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Easy Rider

1969
TMDB3.5
Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live

1975
TMDB3.5
Barbarella
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Barbarella

1968
TMDB3.0
The Cincinnati Kid
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The Cincinnati Kid

1965
TMDB3.5
The Collector
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The Collector

1965
TMDB3.7
Candy
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Candy

1968
TMDB2.5
The Magic Christian
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The Magic Christian

1969
TMDB2.9
The Loved One
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The Loved One

1965
TMDB3.1
Don't Make Waves
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Don't Make Waves

1967
TMDB2.6

Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (22 titles)

PosterTitleCharacter / RoleTypeYear
National Theatre Live: Dr. StrangeloveNational Theatre Live: Dr. StrangeloveOriginal Film WriterMovie2025
The SourceThe SourceSelfMovie1999
The TelephoneThe TelephoneWriterMovie1988
Burroughs: The MovieBurroughs: The MovieSelfMovie1984
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActDennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActHimselfMovie1983
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveWriterTV Series1975
End of the RoadEnd of the RoadMr. CarusoMovie1970
End of the RoadEnd of the RoadScreenplayMovie1970
End of the RoadEnd of the RoadProducerMovie1970
The Magic ChristianThe Magic ChristianNovelMovie1969
The Magic ChristianThe Magic ChristianScreenplayMovie1969
Easy RiderEasy RiderWriterMovie1969
CandyCandyNovelMovie1968
BarbarellaBarbarellaScreenplayMovie1968
The QueenThe QueenSelf - Jury MemberMovie1968
Don't Make WavesDon't Make WavesScreenplayMovie1967
The Cincinnati KidThe Cincinnati KidScreenplayMovie1965
The Loved OneThe Loved OneScreenplayMovie1965
The CollectorThe CollectorAdditional WritingMovie1965
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombScreenplayMovie1964
Emperor JonesEmperor JonesAdaptationMovie1958
Armchair TheatreArmchair TheatreWriterTV Series1956