Barry Benefield (full name John Barry Benefield ) (May 12, 1877 in Jefferson, Texas – September 22, 1971 in Jefferson, Texas) was an American writer, some of whose books were adapted for the cinema. His being born and spending much of his life in Texas is more than a biographical detail: Benefield had been mentioned as "One of The Lone Star writers", who "Followed the Southern tradition". [1]
Barry Benefield was the son of Benjamin Jefferson Benefield (1839–1928), who ran a wagon yard/feed store, and of Harriet Adelaide née Barry (1850–1915),[2] who was herself a writer and who would encourage him to do the same.
He was born in Jefferson at a time when it was a major East Texas city, though its decline – due to becoming inaccessible to river traffic – happened in his own early years.
Benefield's father had a wagon yard where he worked in his youth. At that time the young Barry Benefield gained much knowledge of the region's character and lore, which would later influence his literary work. In 1897 his family purchased a house built in the 1860s, which would remain in Benefield's possession and where he would spend his last years.
Benefield graduated from the University of Texas and became a journalist and afterwards a novelist.
His wife was Lucille Stallcup (1886–1960), a fellow native of Jefferson. They were married at Chicago in 1914. Lucille died at New York City in 1960.
Some of Benefield's books, such as Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1935), are written from the point of view of a Southerner who feels an exile living in the North, and who longs for the more carefree life of a small Southern town, undoubtedly reflecting the writer's own feeling. In retirement, Benefield returned to Jefferson and lived in his old family home until his death at the age of 94.
Worksedit
Booksedit
The Chicken-Wagon Family (1925) - adapted to film in 1939 as Chicken Wagon Family
Prof. Donald W. Hatley, “Folklore in the Short Fiction of Barry Benefield,”, Mississippi Quarterly, XXI, No. 1 (Winter, 1967–68), pp. 63–75[3]
Barry Benefield Papers 1911-1937, (collection of literary productions), deposited at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin[4]
Critical opinionedit
"Jefferson native Barry Benefield was a writer who had serious intentions, but his work now seems dated and flat. The first section of his novel Valiant Is the Word for Carrie is excellent, but the rest of the novel is trivial. Nevertheless, Carrie was made into a film." (James Ward Lee, " Adventures with a Texas humanist")[1]
Referencesedit
^ abLee, James Ward (Oct 11, 2004). Adventures with a Texas Humanist. TCU Press. ISBN9780875652887. Retrieved Oct 11, 2019 – via Google Books.
^"Emily-A-Davis - User Trees - Genealogy.com". www.genealogy.com. Retrieved Oct 11, 2019.
^(PDF). Jul 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2010. Retrieved Oct 11, 2019.
^Benefield, Barry. "A Guide to the Barry Benefield Papers, 1911-1937". legacy.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved Oct 11, 2019.
Works by Barry Benefield at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
May 02, 2024
barry, benefield, full, name, john, 1877, jefferson, texas, september, 1971, jefferson, texas, american, writer, some, whose, books, were, adapted, cinema, being, born, spending, much, life, texas, more, than, biographical, detail, benefield, been, mentioned, . Barry Benefield full name John Barry Benefield May 12 1877 in Jefferson Texas September 22 1971 in Jefferson Texas was an American writer some of whose books were adapted for the cinema His being born and spending much of his life in Texas is more than a biographical detail Benefield had been mentioned as One of The Lone Star writers who Followed the Southern tradition 1 Barry BenefieldBorn 1877 05 12 May 12 1877Jefferson TexasDiedSeptember 22 1971 1971 09 22 aged 94 Jefferson TexasOccupationWriter Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Books 2 2 Stories partial 3 Bibliography 4 Critical opinion 5 References 6 External linksLife editBarry Benefield was the son of Benjamin Jefferson Benefield 1839 1928 who ran a wagon yard feed store and of Harriet Adelaide nee Barry 1850 1915 2 who was herself a writer and who would encourage him to do the same He was born in Jefferson at a time when it was a major East Texas city though its decline due to becoming inaccessible to river traffic happened in his own early years Benefield s father had a wagon yard where he worked in his youth At that time the young Barry Benefield gained much knowledge of the region s character and lore which would later influence his literary work In 1897 his family purchased a house built in the 1860s which would remain in Benefield s possession and where he would spend his last years Benefield graduated from the University of Texas and became a journalist and afterwards a novelist His wife was Lucille Stallcup 1886 1960 a fellow native of Jefferson They were married at Chicago in 1914 Lucille died at New York City in 1960 Some of Benefield s books such as Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1935 are written from the point of view of a Southerner who feels an exile living in the North and who longs for the more carefree life of a small Southern town undoubtedly reflecting the writer s own feeling In retirement Benefield returned to Jefferson and lived in his old family home until his death at the age of 94 Works editBooks edit The Chicken Wagon Family 1925 adapted to film in 1939 as Chicken Wagon Family Short Turns 1926 Bugles in the Night 1927 A Little Clown Lost 1928 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1935 adapted to film in 1936 April Was When It Began 1939 Eddie and the Archangel Mike 1943 adapted to film in 1948 as Texas Brooklyn amp Heaven Stories partial edit Daughters of Joy The Smart Set May 1913 Simply Sugar Pie The Seven Arts November 1916 Bachelor Embalmerus The Smart Set June 1913 Jerry The Smart Set August 1913 Christmas Eve s Day Woman s Home Companion Dec 1926 The Law is a Jealous Mistress Woman s Home Companion Dec 1928 God s Old Fields Good Housekeeping Dec 1928 Coming Home Collier s Nov 10 1928 Love in The World s One Hundred Best Short Stories In Ten Volumes 1927 volume four With Banners Blowing Women s Home Companion in two collections published as Carrie Snyder later expanded into the novel Valiant is the word for Carrie Bibliography editProf Donald W Hatley Folklore in the Short Fiction of Barry Benefield Mississippi Quarterly XXI No 1 Winter 1967 68 pp 63 75 3 Barry Benefield Papers 1911 1937 collection of literary productions deposited at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History University of Texas at Austin 4 Critical opinion edit Jefferson native Barry Benefield was a writer who had serious intentions but his work now seems dated and flat The first section of his novelValiant Is the Word for Carrieis excellent but the rest of the novel is trivial Nevertheless Carriewas made into a film James Ward Lee Adventures with a Texas humanist 1 References edit a b Lee James Ward Oct 11 2004 Adventures with a Texas Humanist TCU Press ISBN 9780875652887 Retrieved Oct 11 2019 via Google Books Emily A Davis User Trees Genealogy com www genealogy com Retrieved Oct 11 2019 Donald W Hatley PDF Jul 9 2010 Archived from the original PDF on July 9 2010 Retrieved Oct 11 2019 Benefield Barry A Guide to the Barry Benefield Papers 1911 1937 legacy lib utexas edu Retrieved Oct 11 2019 External links editBarry Benefield in Handbook of Texas Homesite of Barry Benefield permanent dead link Works by Barry Benefield at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Benefield amp oldid 1205938787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
