Sara Davidson
| Sara Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1943 (age 73–74)[1] United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist,[2] producer |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley[2] |
| Notable works | Loose Change[3] |
| Website | |
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saradavidson | |
Sara Davidson (born 1943)[1] is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.[2] She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.[3]
Personal
In 1968, she was briefly married to NYC popular-music radio deejay Jonathan Schwartz. A second marriage—to a Los Angeles businessman—produced a son and a daughter, but also ended in divorce.[4] Her 1990s affair with "real-life cowboy" Richard Goff was the basis for her largely autobiographical novel Cowboy in 1999.[5]
Education
Davidson graduated from University of California, Berkeley;[2] also attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Journalist
Davidson's first job was as a reporter with the Boston Globe.[2] She has also written for magazines including The Atlantic Monthly,[6] Esquire.[6] Harper's Magazine,[1][6][7] Life,[6] McCall's,[6] Ms.,[6] The New York Times Magazine,[6] Newsweek,[7][8] O, The Oprah Magazine,[7][9] Ramparts[6] and Rolling Stone.[6]
Books
- 1977 Loose change: three women of the sixties,[10][11] which was adapted into a television mini-series[12]
- 1980 Real property[10][13]
- 1984 Friends of the opposite sex, ISBN 0-385-13381-2[10][14]
- 1986 Rock Hudson: his story, written with Rock Hudson, ISBN 0-688-06472-8[10][15]
- 1999 Cowboy, ISBN 0-06-019326-3[10][16]
- 2007 Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?, ISBN 978-0-345-47808-5[17][18][19]
- 2012 Joan: Forty Years of Life, Loss, and Friendship with Joan Didion, ISBN 978-1-61452-016-0
Television
In addition to having her novel Loose Change adapted for a mini-series, Davidson wrote and produced a number of television series. She created the series Jack and Mike,[20] and HeartBeat.[21] She was the co-executive producer for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[22]
References
- 1 2 3 "Davidson, Sara (1943–)". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wakefield, Dan (2007-02-25). "Finding a new way forward". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- 1 2 Harmetz, Aljean (1978-04-20). "Mini-series offer big gambles and rewards". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. p. 9B. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
"Loose Change," based on a best-selling book by Sara Davidson
. From The New York Times - ↑ Wadler, Joyce (2007-03-01). "A new chapter for Sara Davidson, a voice of the boomers". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ Warrick, Pamela (1999-03-22). "Love on the Range". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Applegate, Edd (1996). Literary journalism: a biographical dictionary of writers and editors. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 0-313-29949-8. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- 1 2 3 Davidson, Sara. "Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Davidson, Sara (2008-09-22). "My Mother’s Case of ‘Pleasant Dementia’". Newsweek. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ Davidson, Sara (2003-03-01). "Murder in Westwood.". O, The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sara Davidson Books". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Loose change by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ ""Loose Change" (1978)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Real property by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Friends of the opposite sex by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Rock Hudson: his story by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Cowboy by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Sara Davidson LEAP!". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Leap! by Sara Davidson". Google books. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ Wadler, Joyce (March 1, 2007). "Writing Her Own Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Jack and Mike". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ "HeartBeat". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ "Sara Davidson Radio and television". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
External links
- Official website
- Sara Davidson on IMDb
- An 'Oppressed Majority' Demands Its Rights from Life magazine, by Sara Davidson (1969)