Evan S. Connell (b. August 17, 1924, Kansas City, Missouri; formerly known as Evan S. Connell, Jr.) is an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri. ... Evan S. Connell (b. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

His novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969) are bittersweet, gently satirical portraits of a conventional, unimaginative upper middle class couple living in Kansas City in the 1930s. The couple tries to live up to societal expectations and to be good parents, but are sadly incapable of bridging the emotional distance between themselves and their children, and between each other. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

The pair of novels was made into a 1990 Merchant-Ivory motion picture, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, but despite fine performances the books did not translate well to the screen. Hal Hinson writing in the Washington Post observed that "the film comes with a built-in problem. Its subject is emotional repression, and the challenge is to make a film about a soul-deep conservatism that doesn't itself suffer from the excess caution and lack of dynamism that its characters do. However, it's not a challenge that is met." 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Ivory (left) and Ismail Merchant (right) in New York City in 1974. ... Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Jewish American actor and film director. ... Joanne Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. ...

His 1960 novel, The Patriot, carries on the story of Douglas, the son of Mr. Bridge, in naval aviation school during the second world war. Douglas faces the terrifying reality of training, which is in itself a highly dangerous activity, and with the likelihood of his "washing out" (failing). Douglas's attempts to communicate the realities of his experience to his father are rebuffed. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His 1984 biography of Custer, Son of the Morning Star, won critical acclaim, was a bestseller, and was made into a television miniseries in 1991. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by... Son of the Morning Star is a book and a movie based on the book. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bibliography

• The Anatomy Lesson (1957) (short stories)
• Mrs Bridge (1958)
• The Patriot (1960)
• Notes From A Bottle Found On The Beach At Carmel (1962) (poetry)
• At The Crossroads (1965) (short stories)
• The Diary Of A Rapist (1966)
• Mr Bridge (1969)
• Points For A Compass Rose (1973) (poetry)
• The Connoisseur (1974)
• Son Of The Morning Star: Custer And The Little Bighorn (1985) (non-fiction)
• A Long Desire (1988)
• The Alchemyst's Journal (1991)
• The Collected Stories of Evan S. Connell (1995)
• Deus Lo Volt (2000)
• The Aztec Treasure House: New and Selected Essays (2001)
• Francisco Goya: A Life (2004)

External Links

• Salon.com piece on Connell