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Thomas Francis McGuane III (born December 11, 1939) is an American author. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, The National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame and the Flyfishing Hall of Fame.
McGuane was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, the son of upwardly mobile Irish Catholic parents who moved to the Midwest from Massachusetts. His primary education included boarding school at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, from which he graduated in 1958, but also included work on a ranch in Wyoming, ubiquitous fishing and hunting, and a difficult relationship with his alcoholic father that would later shadow much of his fiction. McGuane prefers to consider his roots matrilineal, on which side he is descended from a rich storytelling clan.
He envisioned himself as a writer from a very young age, admiring what he perceived as the adventurous life of a writer as much as the prospect of writing. When he was ten years old, he got into a physical altercation with a friend over differing descriptions of a sunset. He began a serious devotion to writing by the age of 16.
Thomas McGuane & Tom Brokaw | Crow Fair
TOM McGUANE
Tom McGuane: MSU Library Trout & Salmonid Lecture
Riggo and Legendary Author Tom McGuane Out On The Range
Buccaneers and Bones Season 1: Tom McGuane's Tarpon
92 IN THE SHADE (1975) Warren Oates and Peter Fonda face off * Thomas McGuane
"Tarpon" by www.MidCurrent.com Producer: UYA Films
TOM McGuane, iconic American writer speaks at SBWC, 6/12/13
Hallelujah Jamie Josh and Thomas McGuane
DukeReads: Michael Valdez Moses on Thomas McGuane's "Ninety-Two in the Shade"
Thomas McGuane & Tom Brokaw | Crow Fair Tom Brokaw interviews fiction writer Thomas McGuane in an exclusive chat on McGuane's newest collection, Crow Fair. The latest in a long list of penned titles, Crow Fair breathes new life into a wide spectrum of classic conflicts, from a man on his own and confronted by the violence of nature, to a time-tested friendship finally breaking under the pressure of mutual dislike. Tom Brokaw is a longtime NBC newsman, anchor and Special Correspondent, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. He has published a number of books, perhaps most famously The Greatest Generation. Buy a copy of Crow Fair: Stories here: http://www.strandbooks.com/product/crow-fair-stories March 4, 2015
As part of our Authors Road series ( http://www.authorsroad.com ) we interviewed Tom McGuane in Montana about his life as a reader, writer and screenwriter. For decades he has authored some great books and movies, including his most recent work, "Driving on the Rim," as well as "92 in the Shade," "Missouri Breaks," "Tom Horn," and more. In addition to being a first class author, Tom has numerous awards and honors, including being inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame and the Fly Rod and Reel Angler of the Year, 2010.
Award-winning author and angling enthusiast Thomas McGuane presented "Does Fishing Mean Anything?" on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Museum of the Rockies Hager Auditorium. Each year, the MSU Trout and Salmonid Lecture Series hosts a world-renowned speaker and offers a free lecture event to the MSU and Bozeman communities on the subject of trout and salmonid studies.
Author and Screenwriter Tom McGuane (92 in the Shade, Missouri Breaks, Rancho Deluxe joins Riggo in Big Timber Montana to go after upland game birds and share some stories
Buy 92 IN THE SHADE on DVD here: http://www.j4hi.com/page5/page34/92-In-The-Shade-dvd.html In the great cult film 92 IN THE SHADE (1975) stars Warren Oates and Peter Fonda have a quiet, tense, scene together. Watch in "High Quality" mode!
The recently released movie "Tarpon" (UYA Films, DVD, 53 minutes) was made almost 35 years ago in Key West, Florida. Besides including some of the only footage of Richard Brautigan, the cult 60s poet and novelist, "Tarpon" also features commentary by legendary guides Woody Sexton, Steve Huff, and Gil Drake, as well as Page Brown, an ardent Keys conservationist. Thomas McGuane and Jim Harrison are also featured in the film, and Jimmy Buffet composed the music. Many consider this film to be the first of the modern fishing films. Thomas McGuane recently said of the film: "'Tarpon' is a gem and, frankly, a window on better days. Without a profound respect for tarpon, this celebration of their majestic power and the enchantment of their pursuit, could never have been made. Tarpon fishing was...
Who does McGuane admire? In this 30 second video, he tells us. @Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Online chat with Michael Valdez Moses, Associate Professor of English, and Frank Stasio, Host of the "State of Things". Filmed 1/13/2011
Harry Dean Stanton remembers acting advice he got from Warren Oates on the set of their 1975 film 92 IN THE SHADE. From the documentary WARREN OATES: ACROSS THE BORDER.
Thomas McGuane singing the classic "Hallelujah" at the Colac RSL making all the ladies cry... no copyright intended