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A. B. Guthrie Jr.

December 18, 2023

Alfred Bertram "Bud" Guthrie Jr. (January 13, 1901 – April 26, 1991) was an American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian known for writing western stories. His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his screenplay for Shane (1953) was nominated for an Academy Award.

A. B. Guthrie Jr.
BornJanuary 13, 1901
Bedford, Indiana, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1991
Choteau, Montana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Montana
OccupationAuthor

Biography edit

Guthrie was born in 1901 in Bedford, Indiana. When he was six months old he relocated with his parents to Montana,[1] where his father became the first principal of the Teton County Free High School in Choteau.[2] His father was a graduate of Indiana University, his mother from Earlham College at Richmond, Indiana.[2]: 1 

A constant reader, Guthrie tried to write while in high school, "fiction pretty much, some essays, but I majored in journalism. My father had been a newspaper man for four years in this little town in Kentucky, and I guess he thought it was the way to become a writer".[3]:3

In 1919, Guthrie studied at the University of Washington for a year, then transferred to the University of Montana, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity[4] and graduated with a degree in journalism with honors in 1923.[5] He worked odd jobs for the next few years.[5]

In 1926, Guthrie took out a $300 bank loan and moved to Lexington, Kentucky,[2]: 70  where he took a job at the Lexington Leader newspaper.[2]: 77  For the next 21 years he worked as a reporter, the city editor, and an editorial writer for the Leader.[5][6] Guthrie published his first novel Murders at Moon Dance in 1943.[2]: 128 [6][7]

In 1944, while still at the Leader, Guthrie won the Nieman Fellowship from Harvard,[5][8] and spent the year at the university studying writing.[6] While at Harvard he made friends with English professor Theodore Morrison,[2]: 104  "who knew so much about writing, probably more than I ever will."[3]:3 Morrison mentored Guthrie and helped him transition from journalism to fiction.[6][9]

During his year at Harvard Guthrie began his novel The Big Sky, which was published in 1947.[6][9] Guthrie later wrote, "It wasn't until I went to Harvard that I got in gear. Then I went back and worked for the newspaper for another year or so."[3]:4

At the Lexington Leader Guthrie's boss was very understanding and as long as Guthrie performed his news duties satisfactorily he was allowed to take his afternoons off to write fiction.[3]:18 After publication of The Big Sky Guthrie left the paper and supported himself by teaching creative writing at University of Kentucky.[5] During this time he published The Way West which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[6][10] He quit teaching in 1952 to devote his full-time to writing,[5] and moved back to Choteau, Montana, because he said it was his "point of outlook on the universe".[3]: 8  He split his residence between Choteau and Great Falls, Montana, an hour away from Choteau.[11]

Guthrie continued to write predominantly western subjects. He worked for a time in Hollywood, writing the screenplays for Shane (1953, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award) and The Kentuckian (1955).[5]

His other books included These Thousand Hills (1956), The Blue Hen's Chick (1965), Arfive (1970), The Last Valley (1975), Fair Land, Fair Land (1982), Murder in the Cotswolds (1989), and A Field Guide to Writing Fiction (1991).[5][6] His first collection of short stories, The Big It and Other Stories, was published in 1960.[5]

Guthrie died in 1991, at age 90, at his ranch near Choteau.[5][6]

Bibliography edit

Western Novels edit

Western Mystery Novellas edit

  • Murders at Moon Dance (1943)
  • Wild Pitch (1974), featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston
  • The Genuine Article (1977), featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston
  • No Second Wind (1980), featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston
  • Playing Catch-up (1985), featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston
  • Murder in the Cotswolds (1989), featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston

Short-story collections edit

  • The Big It, and Other Stories (1960), "Bargain" (originally titled "Bargain at Moon Dance")[12]

Non-fiction edit

  • The Blue Hen's Chick (1965)
  • Big Sky, Fair Land: The Environmental Essays of A. B. Guthrie Jr., edited by David Peterson (1988)
  • A Field Guide to Writing Fiction (1991)

Children's books edit

  • The Big Sky: An Edition For Young Readers (1950)
  • Once Upon a Pond (1973)

Poetry edit

  • Four Miles from Ear Mountain (1987)

Screenplays edit

Spoken word edit

  • A. B. Guthrie Jr., reads from THE BIG SKY (Caedmon, 1974)

References edit

  1. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: A. B. Guthrie Jr". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Guthrie, Jr., A.B. (1965). The Blue Hen's Chick, an Autobiography. New York: McGraw Hill. p. 1. ISBN 0803270380. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Henry-Mead, Jean (1988). Maverick writers. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers. ISBN 9780870043314. OCLC 1200488008.
  4. ^ Phi Sigma Kappa, ed. (1986). Hills and a Star (8 ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. pp. 76–78.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Severo, Richard (April 27, 1991). "A.B. Guthrie Jr. Is Dead at 90; Won Pulitzer for 'The Way West'". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "A. B. Guthrie Jr., 90; Pulitzer Winner Wrote of Old West". The Los Angeles Times (from Associated Press). April 27, 1991. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Elements of literature: First Course (Textbook). Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1997. p. 240. ISBN 0-03-096829-1.
  8. ^ "Nieman Pulitzer Winners". Nieman Foundation. Harvard University. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b Keller, Julia (September 24, 2013). "The Nieman Factor". Nieman Reports. Summer-Fall 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ^ "1950 Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org. Columbia University. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. ^ Crutchfield, James A. (2016-12-01). It Happened in Montana. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4930-2356-1.
  12. ^ "Bargain at Moon Dance | Esquire | OCTOBER, 1952". Esquire | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links edit

  • Western American Literature Journal: A.B. Guthrie
  • A. B. Guthrie Jr. Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

December 18, 2023
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Alfred Bertram Bud Guthrie Jr January 13 1901 April 26 1991 was an American novelist screenwriter historian and literary historian known for writing western stories His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and his screenplay for Shane 1953 was nominated for an Academy Award A B Guthrie Jr BornJanuary 13 1901Bedford Indiana U S DiedApril 26 1991Choteau Montana U S Alma materUniversity of MontanaOccupationAuthor Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Western Novels 2 2 Western Mystery Novellas 2 3 Short story collections 2 4 Non fiction 2 5 Children s books 2 6 Poetry 2 7 Screenplays 2 8 Spoken word 3 References 4 External linksBiography editGuthrie was born in 1901 in Bedford Indiana When he was six months old he relocated with his parents to Montana 1 where his father became the first principal of the Teton County Free High School in Choteau 2 His father was a graduate of Indiana University his mother from Earlham College at Richmond Indiana 2 1 A constant reader Guthrie tried to write while in high school fiction pretty much some essays but I majored in journalism My father had been a newspaper man for four years in this little town in Kentucky and I guess he thought it was the way to become a writer 3 3In 1919 Guthrie studied at the University of Washington for a year then transferred to the University of Montana where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity 4 and graduated with a degree in journalism with honors in 1923 5 He worked odd jobs for the next few years 5 In 1926 Guthrie took out a 300 bank loan and moved to Lexington Kentucky 2 70 where he took a job at the Lexington Leader newspaper 2 77 For the next 21 years he worked as a reporter the city editor and an editorial writer for the Leader 5 6 Guthrie published his first novel Murders at Moon Dance in 1943 2 128 6 7 In 1944 while still at the Leader Guthrie won the Nieman Fellowship from Harvard 5 8 and spent the year at the university studying writing 6 While at Harvard he made friends with English professor Theodore Morrison 2 104 who knew so much about writing probably more than I ever will 3 3 Morrison mentored Guthrie and helped him transition from journalism to fiction 6 9 During his year at Harvard Guthrie began his novel The Big Sky which was published in 1947 6 9 Guthrie later wrote It wasn t until I went to Harvard that I got in gear Then I went back and worked for the newspaper for another year or so 3 4At the Lexington Leader Guthrie s boss was very understanding and as long as Guthrie performed his news duties satisfactorily he was allowed to take his afternoons off to write fiction 3 18 After publication of The Big Sky Guthrie left the paper and supported himself by teaching creative writing at University of Kentucky 5 During this time he published The Way West which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 6 10 He quit teaching in 1952 to devote his full time to writing 5 and moved back to Choteau Montana because he said it was his point of outlook on the universe 3 8 He split his residence between Choteau and Great Falls Montana an hour away from Choteau 11 Guthrie continued to write predominantly western subjects He worked for a time in Hollywood writing the screenplays for Shane 1953 for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and The Kentuckian 1955 5 His other books included These Thousand Hills 1956 The Blue Hen s Chick 1965 Arfive 1970 The Last Valley 1975 Fair Land Fair Land 1982 Murder in the Cotswolds 1989 and A Field Guide to Writing Fiction 1991 5 6 His first collection of short stories The Big It and Other Stories was published in 1960 5 Guthrie died in 1991 at age 90 at his ranch near Choteau 5 6 Bibliography editWestern Novels edit The Big Sky 1947 The Way West 1949 These Thousand Hills 1956 Arfive 1971 The Last Valley 1975 Fair Land Fair Land 1982 Western Mystery Novellas edit Murders at Moon Dance 1943 Wild Pitch 1974 featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston The Genuine Article 1977 featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston No Second Wind 1980 featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston Playing Catch up 1985 featuring Sheriff Chick Charleston Murder in the Cotswolds 1989 featuring Sheriff Chick CharlestonShort story collections edit The Big It and Other Stories 1960 Bargain originally titled Bargain at Moon Dance 12 Non fiction edit The Blue Hen s Chick 1965 Big Sky Fair Land The Environmental Essays of A B Guthrie Jr edited by David Peterson 1988 A Field Guide to Writing Fiction 1991 Children s books edit The Big Sky An Edition For Young Readers 1950 Once Upon a Pond 1973 Poetry edit Four Miles from Ear Mountain 1987 Screenplays edit Shane 1953 The Kentuckian 1955 Spoken word edit A B Guthrie Jr reads from THE BIG SKY Caedmon 1974 References edit Tribune Staff 125 Montana Newsmakers A B Guthrie Jr Great Falls Tribune Retrieved August 28 2011 a b c d e f Guthrie Jr A B 1965 The Blue Hen s Chick an Autobiography New York McGraw Hill p 1 ISBN 0803270380 Retrieved 9 December 2017 a b c d e Henry Mead Jean 1988 Maverick writers Caldwell Idaho Caxton Printers ISBN 9780870043314 OCLC 1200488008 Phi Sigma Kappa ed 1986 Hills and a Star 8 ed Indianapolis Indiana Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity pp 76 78 a b c d e f g h i j Severo Richard April 27 1991 A B Guthrie Jr Is Dead at 90 Won Pulitzer for The Way West The New York Times Retrieved 9 December 2017 a b c d e f g h A B Guthrie Jr 90 Pulitzer Winner Wrote of Old West The Los Angeles Times from Associated Press April 27 1991 Retrieved December 9 2017 Elements of literature First Course Textbook Austin Texas Holt Rinehart and Winston 1997 p 240 ISBN 0 03 096829 1 Nieman Pulitzer Winners Nieman Foundation Harvard University Retrieved 9 December 2017 a b Keller Julia September 24 2013 The Nieman Factor Nieman Reports Summer Fall 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2017 1950 Pulitzer Prizes pulitzer org Columbia University Retrieved 9 December 2017 Crutchfield James A 2016 12 01 It Happened in Montana Rowman amp Littlefield p 109 ISBN 978 1 4930 2356 1 Bargain at Moon Dance Esquire OCTOBER 1952 Esquire The Complete Archive Retrieved 4 September 2020 External links editWestern American Literature Journal A B Guthrie U Eastern Kentucky site Literary History of the American West page on Guthrie A B Guthrie Jr Papers Yale Collection of American Literature Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A B Guthrie Jr amp oldid 1171170287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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