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Sara Davidson Born 1943 (age 67–68)[1] Occupation novelist, journalist,[2] producer[3] Alma mater University of California, Berkeley[2] Notable work(s) Loose Change[4]
saradavidson.comSara Davidson (born 1943)[1] is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.[2] She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.[4]
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Personal
In 1968, she was briefly married to famed 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.[5] Her 1990s affair with "real-life cowboy" Richard Goff was the basis for her largely autobiographical novel "Cowboy" in 1999.[6]
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,[7] Esquire.[7] Harper's Magazine,[1][7][8] Life,[7] McCall's,[7] Ms.,[7] The New York Times Magazine,[7] Newsweek,[8][9] O, The Oprah Magazine,[8][10] Ramparts[7] and Rolling Stone.[7]
Books
- 1977 Loose change: three women of the sixties,[11][12] which was adapted into a television mini-series[13]
- 1980 Real property[11][14]
- 1984 Friends of the opposite sex, ISBN 0385133812[11][15]
- 1986 Rock Hudson: his story, written with Rock Hudson, ISBN 0688064728[11][16]
- 1999 Cowboy, ISBN 0060193263[11][17]
- 2007 Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?, ISBN 9780345478085[18][19][20]
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,[21] and HeartBeat.[22] She was the co-executive producer for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[3][23]
References
- ^ a b c "Davidson, Sara (1943–)". Harper's Magazine. http://www.harpers.org/subjects/SaraDavidson. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e Wakefield, Dan (2007-02-25). "Finding a new way forward". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/02/25/finding_a_new_way_forward/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b "Sara Davidson (I)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203491/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b Harmetz, Aljean (1978-04-20). "Mini-series offer big gambles and rewards". The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida): p. 9B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JOISAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6951,5697769&dq=sara+davidson+loose-change. Retrieved 2009-06-07. ""Loose Change," based on a best-selling book by Sara Davidson"[dead link]. From The New York Times
- ^ Wadler, Joyce (2007-03-01). "A new chapter for Sara Davidson, a voice of the boomers". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/arts/01iht-boomer.4763796.html?scp=4&sq=Sara%20Davidson%202007&st=cse. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Warrick, Pamela (1999-03-22). "Love on the Range". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/22/news/cl-19667. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Applegate, Edd (1996). Literary journalism: a biographical dictionary of writers and editors. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 0313299498. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=dWQpXRudQPwC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=davidson+sara+journalism+columbia&source=bl&ots=2Eo82DNBJl&sig=hk-u4qSjzS0l1rio7y2Iyx9XgpM&hl=en&ei=oD0uStX0GpK8jAf7kaiZCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPA58,M1. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c Davidson, Sara. "Biography". http://www.saradavidson.com/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Davidson, Sara (2008-09-22). "My Mother’s Case of ‘Pleasant Dementia’". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/id/158757. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Davidson, Sara (2003-03-01). "Murder in Westwood.". O, The Oprah Magazine. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22522076_ITM. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Sara Davidson Books". http://www.saradavidson.com/books.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Loose change by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=cgq7AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ ""Loose Change" (1978)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077043/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Real property by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=PSoeAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Friends of the opposite sex by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=mCCaAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Rock Hudson: his story by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=qXVZAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Cowboy by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=f4xaAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Sara Davidson LEAP!". http://www.saradavidson.com/LEAP.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Leap! by Sara Davidson". Google books. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=ntkXLWLruCIC. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Wadler, Joyce (March 1, 2007). "Writing Her Own Sequel". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/garden/01davidson.html?_r=1&sq=Leap!%20%20What%20Will%20We%20Do%20with%20the%20Rest%20of%20Our%20Lives&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=all. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Jack and Mike". Television (The New York Times). 2009. http://tv.nytimes.com/show/156797/Jack-and-Mike/details. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "HeartBeat". Television (The New York Times). 2009. http://tv.nytimes.com/show/156279/HeartBeat/details. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Sara Davidson Radio and television". http://www.saradavidson.com/radio.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
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Categories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- American journalists
- American novelists
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
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