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Sara Davidson (born 1943)[1] is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.[2] She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.[3] It was adapted as a television mini-series. In addition, she has written other series and served as producer.

Sara Davidson
Born1943 (age 7879)[1]
United States
OccupationNovelist, journalist,[2] producer
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley[2]
Notable worksLoose Change[3]
Website
saradavidson.com

Early life and education


Davidson grew up in California and graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1960.[4] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[2] She also attended 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.[2] She has also written for magazines including The Atlantic Monthly,[5] Esquire.[5] Harper's Magazine,[1][5][6] Life,[5] McCall's,[5] Ms.,[5] The New York Times Magazine,[5] Newsweek,[6][7] O, The Oprah Magazine,[6][8] Ramparts[5] and Rolling Stone.[5]


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]


References


  1. "Davidson, Sara (1943–)". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  2. Wakefield, Dan (2007-02-25). "Finding a new way forward". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. 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. "Classmates - Find your school, yearbooks and alumni online". secure.classmates.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. 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.
  6. Davidson, Sara. "Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  7. Davidson, Sara (2008-09-22). "My Mother's Case of 'Pleasant Dementia'". Newsweek. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  8. Davidson, Sara (2003-03-01). "Murder in Westwood". O, The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  9. Wadler, Joyce (2007-03-01). "A new chapter for Sara Davidson, a voice of the boomers". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  10. Warrick, Pamela (1999-03-22). "Love on the Range". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  11. "Sara Davidson Books". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  12. Davidson, Sara (1977). Loose change by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385036306. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  13. ""Loose Change" (1978)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  14. Davidson, Sara (1980). Real property by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385155731. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  15. Davidson, Sara (1984). Friends of the opposite sex by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780385133814. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  16. Hudson, Rock; Davidson, Sara (1986). Rock Hudson: his story. ISBN 9780688064723. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  17. Davidson, Sara (1999). Cowboy by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780060193263. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  18. "Sara Davidson LEAP!". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  19. Davidson, Sara (2007). Leap! by Sara Davidson. ISBN 9780345478085. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  20. Wadler, Joyce (March 1, 2007). "Writing Her Own Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  21. "Jack and Mike". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  22. "HeartBeat". Television. The New York Times. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  23. "Sara Davidson Radio and television". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-06-07.





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