Sara Davidson

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Sara Davidson
Born1943 (age 77–78)[1]
United States
OccupationNovelist, journalist,[2] producer
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley[2]
Notable worksLoose Change[3]
Website
saradavidson.com

Sara Davidson (born 1943)[1] is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.[2] She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.[3]

Personal[]

In 1968, she was briefly married to 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.[4] Her 1990s affair with "real-life cowboy" Richard Goff was the basis for her largely autobiographical novel Cowboy in 1999.[5]

Education[]

Davidson graduated from the University of California, Berkeley;[2] she 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,[6] Esquire.[6] Harper's Magazine,[1][6][7] Life,[6] McCall's,[6] Ms.,[6] The New York Times Magazine,[6] Newsweek,[7][8] O, The Oprah Magazine,[7][9] Ramparts[6] and Rolling Stone.[6]

Books[]

  • 2014. The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life's Greatest Mystery.
  • 1977 Loose Change: three women of the sixties,[10][11] which was adapted into a television mini-series[12]
  • 1980 Real Property[10][13]
  • 1984 Friends of the Opposite Sex, ISBN 0-385-13381-2[10][14]
  • 1986 Rock Hudson: his Story, written with Rock Hudson, ISBN 0-688-06472-8[10][15]
  • 1999 Cowboy, ISBN 0-06-019326-3[10][16]
  • 2007 Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?, ISBN 978-0-345-47808-5[17][18][19]
  • 2012 Joan: Forty Years of Life, Loss, and Friendship with Joan Didion, ISBN 978-1-61452-016-0

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,[20] and HeartBeat.[21] She was the co-executive producer for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Davidson, Sara (1943–)". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Wakefield, Dan (2007-02-25). "Finding a new way forward". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Harmetz, Aljean (1978-04-20). "Mini-series offer big gambles and rewards". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. p. 9B. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-06-07. "Loose Change," based on a best-selling book by Sara Davidson . From The New York Times
  4. ^ Wadler, Joyce (2007-03-01). "A new chapter for Sara Davidson, a voice of the boomers". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ^ Warrick, Pamela (1999-03-22). "Love on the Range". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: 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 0-313-29949-8. Retrieved 2009-06-09. davidson sara journalism columbia.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Davidson, Sara. "Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  8. ^ Davidson, Sara (2008-09-22). "My Mother's Case of 'Pleasant Dementia'". Newsweek. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  9. ^ Davidson, Sara (2003-03-01). "Murder in Westwood". O, The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Sara Davidson Books". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  11. ^ Davidson, Sara (1977). Loose change by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385036306. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  12. ^ ""Loose Change" (1978)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  13. ^ Davidson, Sara (1980). Real property by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385155731. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  14. ^ Davidson, Sara (1984). Friends of the opposite sex by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385133814. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  15. ^ Hudson, Rock; Davidson, Sara (1986). Rock Hudson: his story by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780688064723. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  16. ^ Davidson, Sara (1999). Cowboy by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780060193263. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  17. ^ "Sara Davidson LEAP!". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  18. ^ Davidson, Sara (2007). Leap! by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780345478085. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  19. ^ Wadler, Joyce (March 1, 2007). "Writing Her Own Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  20. ^ "Jack and Mike". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  21. ^ "HeartBeat". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  22. ^ "Sara Davidson Radio and television". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-06-07.

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