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Thomas Savage

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    (April 25, 1915-July 25, 2003)
    Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
    Author of 'Power of the Dog' (1967)
    Other works include 'A Strange God' (1974), 'I Heard My Sister Speak My Name' (1977), and 'The Corner of Rife and Pacific' (1988)
    Married to novelist Elizabeth Savage (1939-89)

Why he might be annoying:

    He sold the movie rights to his second novel 'Lona Hanson' to Columbia for $50,000. The movie was never made (it would have starred Rita Hayworth and William Holden).
    Although critically acclaimed, he never became well known and never had a best-seller in his own lifetime.
    He explained the lack of interest saying: 'I’m writing for rather highly educated people, and I think my writing is only going to appeal to people who have extreme sensitivity.'
    His daughter claimed that - although he was a closeted gay man and married a woman with whom he had three kids - that he disliked being considered 'bisexual.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    His parents divorced when he was two years old.
    His mother remarried when he was five and uprooted the family.
    He incorporated his experiences as a closeted gay man living in the American West into his writings.
    Specifically, 'Power of the Dog' is based on his life working on the Montana ranch of his stepfather - where he felt like an outcast.
    By the age of 29, he had worked as a wrangler, ranch hand, welder, and railroad brakeman.
    He taught at Suffolk and Brandeis University until 1955, when he quit to devote himself to writing full time.
    He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1980.
    His son was struck and killed by a vehicle in 2001 while walking on Virginia Beach Boulevard.
    'The Power of the Dog' was made into a critically acclaimed and award-winning epic by Jane Campion for Netflix.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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