Terry Southern
American writer (1924-1995) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Terry Southern was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style.
Terry Southern is read about 166 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
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Close ties
- John Calley Produced The Cincinnati Kid and The Loved One
- Martin Ransohoff Produced The Cincinnati Kid and The Loved One
James Earl Jones Terry wrote Dr. Strangelove and End of the Road
Stanley Kubrick Directed Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Ringo Starr Terry wrote The Magic Christian (1969)
Martin Scorsese Directed American Masters
Peter Sellers Also in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Tony Curtis Produced Don't Make Waves (1967)
Dennis Hopper Directed Easy Rider (1969)
Peter Fonda Produced Easy Rider (1969)
George C. Scott Terry wrote Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Roger Vadim Directed Barbarella (1968)
Rip Torn Terry wrote The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced Barbarella (1968)
Tony Richardson Directed The Loved One (1965)
Nicolas Roeg Directed The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Anita Pallenberg Terry wrote Barbarella (1972)
Buck Henry Also in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Slim Pickens Terry wrote Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Dub Taylor Terry wrote The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Bert Schneider Produced Easy Rider (1969)
Joseph McGrath Directed The Magic Christian (1969)- Michael Deeley Produced The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Aram Avakian Directed End of the Road (1970)
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About this person
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. He briefly wrote for Saturday Night Live in the 1980s.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1995 · aged 71
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Terry
Hervé VillechaizeAlso in The Telephone (1988)
Keenan WynnAlso in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
James CocoAlso in End of the Road (1970)
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteAlso in The Magic Christian (1969)
Mary Grace CanfieldAlso in Don't Make Waves (1967)
Robert Walker Jr.Also in Easy Rider (1969)