John Weston papers
Contact sheet photos of John Weston the writer, actor, and professor, undated (Box 1 Folder 3).
Collection area: Literature
Collection dates: 1948-2003
This collection contains personal files, reviews, correspondence, photographs, and drafts of written work by John Weston. The majority of the materials include manuscripts of his novels, short stories, poems, and plays. Other printed materials include news clippings, reviews, and various journals.
John Weston (1932- ), is the award winning author of multiple novels, poems, plays, short stories, and articles. His most notable works include "Hail, Hero!"(1969), "The Walled Parrot" (1975), and "Goat Songs" (1971). One of his novels was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and two for the National Book award, he was awarded the Commonwealth Club of California Silver Medal for his book "The Boy Who Sang the Birds." In 1973 CBS made a feature film based on his novel "Hail, Hero!" While his works mostly pertain to the Southwest he also served as a voice for LGBTQ rights and education advocacy. Throughout his career he worked as a successful professor of English at multiple institutions including California State University, Los Angeles, and the University of Arizona where he taught creative writing and was the director of the Poetry Center.
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