A. B. Guthrie Jr. | |
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Born | Bedford, Indiana, U.S. | January 13, 1901
Died | April 26, 1991 Choteau, Montana, U.S. | (aged 90)
Education | University of Washington University of Montana (BA) |
Occupation | Author |
Alfred Bertram "Bud" Guthrie Jr. (January 13, 1901 – April 26, 1991) was an American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian known for writing western stories. His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his screenplay for Shane (1953) was nominated for an Academy Award.