Stephen Harrigan

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Stephen Harrigan, recorded at the 2013 Texas Book Festival

Stephen Harrigan (* 5. October 1948 in Oklahoma City as Stephen McLaughlin ) is an American writer , journalist and screenwriter . Most of his novels , non-fiction books, and essays are about Texan history.

Harrigan was born in Oklahoma , but grew up in Texas from the age of five and currently lives in Austin . He studied at the University of Texas at Austin ( BA 1971) and then embarked on a journalistic career. From 1983 to 1991 he was one of the editors of Texas Monthly and has been a freelancer ever since . Harrigan's article has appeared in magazines such as The Atlantic , The New Yorker , Esquire , National Geographic, and Slate .

Works

Novels
  • Aransas . Knopf, New York 1980.
  • Jacob's Well . Simon & Schuster, New York 1984.
  • The Gates of the Alamo . Knopf, New York 2000.
  • Challenger Park . Knopf, New York 2006.
  • Remember Ben Clayton . Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2011.
Non-fiction books and essays
  • A Natural State: Essays on Texas . Texas Monthly, Austin 1988.
  • Water and Light: A Diver's Journey to a Coral Reef . Houghton, Boston 1992.
  • Comanche Midnight . University of Texas Press, Austin 1995.
  • (with Stephen Frink): Beauty of the Coral Reefs . Book Sales, New York 2000.
  • The Eye of the Mammooth . University of Texas Press, Austin 1995.
Scripts (selection)
  • The Last of His Tribe (HBO), 1992.
  • The OJ Simpson Story (Fox-TV), 1995.
  • Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (CBS), 2000.
  • Beyond the Prairie II: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues (CBS), 2002.
  • King of Texas (TNT), 2002.
  • The Colt (Hallmark Channel), 2005.

Awards

  • 2001 TCU Texas Book Award for The Gates of the Alamo
  • 2001 Spur Award of the Western Writers of America for The Gates of the Alamo
  • 2001: Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for The Gates of the Alamo
  • 2012: Induction into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame
  • 2012: Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for Remember Ben Clayton
  • 2013: James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Remember Ben Clayton
  • 2013: Lon Tinkle Award from the Texas Institute of Letters for life's work

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personal data
SURNAME Harrigan, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McLaughlin, Stephen (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer, journalist and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma City