Austin Gary
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| Born | Gary Austin Heyde March 7, 1947 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Genre | Literary fiction |
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Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947) is an American novelist and writer, best known as a songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country music performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as associate producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams Jr.'s Hog Wild album.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Novels and plays
[edit | edit source]Gary has published three novels.[2][3][4] His novel Miss Madeira and his unpublished novel Genius ("The Soul of Genius") have both been adapted into plays.[citation needed] His play "Walt Whitman (In Black & White) is a two-man play based on Walt Whitman.[citation needed]
Songwriting
[edit | edit source]- "One Stone at a Time" – Tammy Wynette[5]
- "The Car" – Jeff Carson[6]
- "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" – John Berry
- "The Letter" – Ronna Reeves
- "Dixie's Bar & Grill" – Brent Lamb[7]
- "A Love Like This" – Cleve Francis[8][9]
- "If Dreams Have Wings" – James T. Horn[10]
Other ventures
[edit | edit source]Gary's Martin Luther King Jr. documentary film They Killed Martin: 3 Lives Forever Changed is available on YouTube. He has appeared on Seattle Public radio station KUOW-FM with personal stories about Thornton Wilder[11] and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[12] as well as The Best of Stories on Stage.[13]
Gary is also a high school teacher (in Haubstadt, Indiana; Franklin, Tennessee; Middle College, Tennessee; John Overton High School, and Big Picture, Washington), a numerologist[14] and a former advertising creative director, radio/television jingle composer, and newspaper editor.[15] He is a member of PEN Canada.[16]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Gary is the son of Geoffrey Austin (Dutch) and Helen (née Heyser) Heyde, both deceased.[17] In 1967, he married teacher and actress Glory (Kissel) Heyde. The marriage ended in 2002. He is the father of acclaimed stage director Rachel Rockwell,[18] who died of ovarian cancer in 2018, and Jeremy Spencer, former drummer for heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.[19]
He attended the University of Missouri (Columbia); Lincoln University (Jefferson City) and is a graduate of the University of Evansville (Indiana), with a degree in Speech and Drama.[citation needed]
Bibliography
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Accolades
[edit | edit source]- 1996 BMI "Millionaire-Play" award for "The Car" by Jeff Carson
- 2015: "Book of the Year" in LGBT adult fiction by Foreword Reviews[20]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Associate Producer Credits. Artist Direct. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/gary-heyde/706191/
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- ^ A Love Like This (song). Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:51, November 2, 2011, from https://www.billboard.com/artist/cleve-francis/chart-history/
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- ^ Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Helen Mae Heyde. Retrieved October 2014, from http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/gentry/obits/heydehm.txt
- ^ Chicagoans of the Year: Theater. Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved Dec. 2012 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/12/27/rachel-rockwell-brings-out-the-best-in-child-actors/
- ^ Drummer's appearance at Ford Center a homecoming of sorts. Retrieved October 2014, from http://www.courierpress.com/entertainment/drummers-appearance-instate-a-bit-of-a
- ^ Foreword Reviews 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winners LGBT (Adult Fiction). Retrieved July 4, 2016 from https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/winners/2015/lgbt/
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