Anna Thomas is a producer and screenplay writer. She co-wrote the screenplays for Frida, My Family, A Time of Destiny, El Norte, The End of August, and The Confessions of Amans. With Gregory Nava, her husband at the time, Anna was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for El Norte. She wrote and directed the film The Haunting of M. Frida is a 2002 film which depicts the life of the artist Frida Kahlo. ... My Family is a: Name of a British sitcom. ... El Norte founded by Alejandro Junco de la Vega is a major newspaper in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...
In 1968, she rode elephants across the Andes and flew kites over the Sahara desert. She currently lives in Wisconsin, fighting the revolution one vegetarian cookbook at a time.
While Thomas was off adventuring, she is the one who bore eight children--three died as children-- and raised five to adulthood.
Thomas may have lied about his age so he could join the service; it wasn't uncommon for young boys to do at that time and he may have kept lying about his age.
Thomas Pierce was discharged from the army on July 17, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.