Aaron Latham
Aaron Latham (born October 3, 1943)[1] is an American journalist who wrote the article that inspired the movie Urban Cowboy and co-wrote its script with director James Bridges. He also co-wrote the book for the short-lived 2003 Broadway musical version.
Latham is a regular contributor to such publications as Rolling Stone, Esquire, Talk, and The New York Times. Latham has written a few novels and co-wrote the screenplays Perfect, also with Bridges, another film inspired by his articles, and The Program.
Biography
Latham was raised in a Methodist family[2] in the tiny Spur in Dickens County in West Texas near Lubbock. He is the son of Annie Launa (Cozby) and Cecil Clyde Latham.[3][4] He is married to CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl[2] and has one daughter named Taylor.
References
- ^ Aaron Latham. Detroit: Gale. 2004.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b People Magazine: "CBS Anchor Lesley Stahl and Writer Aaron Latham Have a Mixed-Media Marriage" By Martha Smilgis October 31, 1977
- ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/t/Paul-G-Latham/GENE1-0011.html
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txdicken/spur/l/latham_launa.htm
External links
- Production: Urban Cowboy Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2003
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