Biographies: A.B. Guthrie Jr. - Writer

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An American writer, screenwriter, historian, and journalist, born in Bedford, Indiana, USA. His father was the principal of Teton County High School. He majored in journalism at the University of Washington and then transferred to the University of Montana, from which he graduated with honors in 1923. He moved to Kentucky and held several jobs. He had a newspaper job, working as a reporter and editor. He published his first novel, Murders at Moon Dance, in 1943 while teaching creative writing at the University of Kentucky. He worked for a time in Hollywood, writing the screenplay for the Academy Award-nominated film, Shane, in 1953. His other books include The Blue Hen's Chick: A Life in Context (1965) and Fair Land, Fair Land (1982).

• 4 August 2025
• farah ashraf