Cyra McFadden (born circa 1939) is an American writer, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...

McFadden's 1977 novel The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County satirized the trendy lifestyles of the affluent residents of Marin County, California, just north of San Francisco. The relatively successful book was made into a 1980 movie called The Serial, starring Tuesday Weld and Martin Mull. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, recording artist and painter from Chicago. ...

In 1986, McFadden wrote a generally very positively-reviewed personal memoir entitled Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir, in which she described her childhood growing up as the daughter of free-spirited parents. Her father, Cy Taillon, was arguably the most famous American rodeo announcer of the mid-20th century. After being out of print for several years, Rain or Shine was reprinted in 1998. A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. ... Steer roping Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

McFadden wrote a biweekly column for the San Francisco Examiner for six years, mostly in the 1980s, and was also a features writer for that daily newspaper. The San Francisco Examiner is a daily newspaper in San Francisco, California, where it has been published continuously since 1865, beginning with the name The Daily Examiner. ...

She was born in Great Falls, Montana, and spent much of her childhood traveling with her parents on the rodeo circuit and living in Missoula, Montana. Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, in the north-central part of the state. ... Missoula, Montana viewed from the top of Mount Sentinel in 1999. ...

External link

• 1986 audio interview with Cyra McFadden