Person

Barry Gifford

Writing · Born 1946-10-18 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness. He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, Wild at Heart, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch. Perdita Durango was adapted into film by Alex de la Iglesia. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Gifford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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  Lost Highway

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  Wild at Heart

  Novel

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  You Can't Win

  Screenplay

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  Hotel Room

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  Dance with the Devil

  Screenplay

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  The Phantom Father

  Jack

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  City of Ghosts

  Screenplay

• Tropico

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  My Last Martini

  Story

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  Nelson Algren Live

  Nelson Algren

• 2026You Can't WinScreenplay
• 2025My Last MartiniStory
• 2020Roy's World: Barry Gifford's ChicagoHimself
• 2016Nelson Algren LiveNelson Algren
• 2012The Phantom FatherJack
• 2005The Long Haul of A.I. BezzeridesNarrator (voice)
• 2002City of GhostsScreenplay
• 2001Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to BeatSe stesso
• 1997Dance with the DevilScreenplay
• 1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchSelf
• 1997Lost HighwayWriter
• 1993Hotel RoomWriter
• 1990Wild at HeartNovel
• —TropicoWriter