Judith Guest
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| Judith Guest | |
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| Born | March 29, 1936 Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Writing period | 1976-present |
| Genres | Literary fiction, mystery |
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Judith Guest (March 29, 1936) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she is the great-niece of Poet Laureate Edgar Guest (1881–1959).[1]
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[edit] Professional Accolades
Judith's first book, Ordinary People, published in 1976, was made into a 1980 film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.[2][3] This novel and two others, Second Heaven (1982) and Errands (1997), are about adolescent children forced to deal with a crisis in their family. She also wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film Rachel River.
Judith Guest co-authored the mystery Killing Time in St. Cloud (1988) with fellow novelist Rebecca Hill. Guest's most recent book, The Tarnished Eye (2004), is loosely based on a true unsolved crime in her native Michigan.[4]
[edit] Personal
Judith attended Detroit's Mumford High School in 1951; when the Guest family moved to Royal Oak, Judith transferred to Dondero High School - where she graduated in 1954. Guest then studied English and psychology at the University of Michigan, graduating with a BA in education. She taught at a public school for a number of years before making the decision to devote herself full time to completing a novel.
Judith is married to businessman Larry LaVercombe; a former All-City basketball player at Detroit's Cooley High School[5][6] and a graduate of the University of Michigan (where he met Miss Guest). Judith and Larry have three sons and several grandchildren; all residing in Minnesota.[7]
[edit] Bibliography
- Ordinary People (1976)
- Second Heaven (1982)
- Killing Time in St. Cloud (with Rebecca Hill) (1988)
- The Mythic Family (essay) (1988)
- Errands (1997)
- The Tarnished Eye (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ Biography of Judith Guest (self-written)
- ^ Biography of Judith Guest (self-written)
- ^ Books by Judith Guest
- ^ Books by Judith Guest
- ^ http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=40
- ^ http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=104
- ^ Biography of Judith Guest (self-written)
