Sara Davidson Explained

Sara Davidson
Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Novelist, journalist, producer
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley
Notableworks:Loose Change

Sara Davidson (born 1943) is an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.[1] She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.[2] It was adapted as a television mini-series. In addition, she has written other series and served as producer.

Early life and education

Davidson grew up in California and graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1960.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She also attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and started her writing career as a journalist.

Journalist

Davidson's first job was as a reporter with the Boston Globe. She has also written for magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Harper's Magazine,[4] [5] Life, McCall's, Ms.,[6] The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek,[7] O, The Oprah Magazine,[8] Ramparts and Rolling Stone.

Personal

In 1968, she was briefly married to Jonathan Schwartz, a popular-music radio deejay in New York City. She later married again, to a Los Angeles businessman. They had a son and a daughter together, but were divorced.[9]

In the 1990s she had an affair with "real-life cowboy" Richard Goff. Their relationship inspired her largely autobiographical novel Cowboy(1999).[10]

Books

Television

Davidson's novel Loose Change (1977) was adapted for a mini-series. In addition, she wrote and produced a number of television series. She created the series Jack and Mike (1986),[21] and HeartBeat (1988).[22] She was the co-executive producer for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dan. Wakefield. Finding a new way forward. The Boston Globe. 2007-02-25. 2009-06-07.
  2. News: Aljean. Harmetz. Mini-series offer big gambles and rewards. https://archive.today/20130124193819/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JOISAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6951,5697769&dq=sara+davidson+loose-change. dead. 2013-01-24. The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. 9B. 1978-04-20. 2009-06-07. "Loose Change," based on a best-selling book by Sara Davidson. . From The New York Times
  3. Web site: Classmates - Find your school, yearbooks and alumni online. 2022-01-29. secure.classmates.com.
  4. Davidson, Sara (1943–). Harper's Magazine. 2009-06-07.
  5. Web site: Davidson . Sara . Biography . 2009-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720110737/http://www.saradavidson.com/bio.html . 2009-07-20.
  6. Book: Applegate , Edd . Literary journalism: a biographical dictionary of writers and editors. registration. davidson sara journalism columbia.. 2009-06-09. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 0-313-29949-8. 58.
  7. News: Sara. Davidson. My Mother's Case of 'Pleasant Dementia'. Newsweek. 2008-09-22. 2009-06-07.
  8. News: Sara. Davidson. Murder in Westwood.. O, The Oprah Magazine. 2003-03-01. 2009-06-07.
  9. News: Wadler. Joyce. A new chapter for Sara Davidson, a voice of the boomers. New York Times. 1 August 2011. 2007-03-01.
  10. News: Warrick. Pamela. Love on the Range. Los Angeles Times. 1 August 2011. 1999-03-22.
  11. Web site: Sara Davidson Books . 2009-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720110752/http://www.saradavidson.com/books.html . 2009-07-20.
  12. Book: Loose change by Sara Davidson. 9780385036306. 2009-06-07. Davidson. Sara. 1977. Doubleday .
  13. Web site: "Loose Change" (1978). IMDb. 2009-06-07.
  14. Book: Real property by Sara Davidson. 9780385155731. 2009-06-07. Davidson. Sara. 1980. Doubleday .
  15. Book: Friends of the opposite sex by Sara Davidson. 9780385133814. 2009-06-07. Davidson. Sara. 1984. Doubleday .
  16. Book: Rock Hudson: his story . 9780688064723. 2009-06-07. Hudson. Rock. Davidson. Sara. 1986. Morrow .
  17. Book: Cowboy by Sara Davidson. 9780060193263. 2009-06-07. Davidson. Sara. 1999. Cliff Street Books .
  18. Web site: Sara Davidson LEAP! . 2009-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720110732/http://www.saradavidson.com/LEAP.html . 2009-07-20.
  19. Book: Leap! by Sara Davidson. 9780345478085. 2009-06-07. Davidson. Sara. 2007. Random House .
  20. News: Joyce. Wadler. Writing Her Own Sequel. The New York Times. March 1, 2007. June 8, 2009.
  21. News: Jack and Mike. Television. The New York Times. 2009. 2009-06-08.
  22. News: HeartBeat. Television. The New York Times. 2009. 2009-06-08.
  23. Web site: Sara Davidson Radio and television . 2009-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202160825/http://saradavidson.com/radio.htm . 2009-02-02.

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