William Hjortsberg
William Reinhold Hjortsberg (born February 23, 1941 in New York City , New York - † April 22, 2017 in Livingston , Montana ) was an American writer and screenwriter .
Life
William Hjortsberg graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor at Dartmouth College and broke the following year his studies at the Yale School of Drama from. However, he was able to study successfully at Stanford University from 1967 to 1968 as a Stegner Fellow . In 1969 he made his debut as a writer with the novel Alp and in 1977 as a screenwriter with the adventure film Wie Blitz und Donner . He continued to write novels such as Gray Matters , Symbiography, and his greatest hit, Falling Angel . His works have been translated into several languages, including Russian, German, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean. In 1987 Falling Angel was filmed under the title Angel Heart with Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro - Hjortsberg worked on the script.
Hjortsberg was married to Janie Camp, a painter.
Works
- 1969: Alp
- 1971: Gray Matters
- 1973: Symbiography
- 1974: Toro! Toro! Toro!
- 1978: Falling Angel (German title: Angel Heart , Heyne 1987)
- 1980: Sidekick (short story)
- 1985: Tales and Fables
- 1994: Nevermore (German title: Sprach der Rabe: Nimmermehr , Zsolnay Verlag 1995)
- 2004: Odd Corners
- Symbiography
- Homecoming (short story, written in 1973, first published in 1979 in the literary magazine Cornell Review 5 of the CU CAS )
- The Clone Who Ran for Congress (short story, first published as Goodby, Goodby, Goodby, Mr. Chips in Sports Illustrated , May 31, 1976)
- Gray Matters
- 2012: Jubilee Hitchhiker
- 2014: The Work of Art
- 2015: Mañana
Filmography (scripts)
- 1977: Thunder and Lightning
- 1980: The Georgia Peaches
- 1985: Legend (Legend)
- 1987: Angel Heart
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 206.
- John Clute : Hjortsberg, William. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated May 12, 2017.
- Robert Reginald : Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700-1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , p. 939.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- William Hjortsberg in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- William Hjortsberg in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- William Hjortsberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liz Kearney: Local writer William 'Gatz' Hjortsberg dies at 76. The Livingston Enterprise, April 24, 2017, accessed April 29, 2017 .
- ^ The Damned Interviews: Author William Hjortsberg. In: thedamnedinterviews.com. January 27, 2011, archived from the original on February 8, 2011 ; accessed on April 29, 2017 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hjortsberg, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hjortsberg, William Reinhold (full name); Gatz (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American novelist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 2017 |
| Place of death | Livingston , Montana , United States |