From Flavorwire comes a fantastic list, with great photos, of several remarkable authors who have been portrayed in film.
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Below is a photo of John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe on the set of James McTeigue’s The Raven (to be released this fall).
When Books Become Reality…
In this case, has art mirrored life or is it the other way around? I first heard the term “Drugstore Cowboy” in a book written by James Fogle (Drugstore Cowboy). The book was also made into a film of the same name directed by Gus Van Sant, a film that has become a bit of a cult classic (the book rivals the film and is definitely worth a read). In any case, we all know that authors are prone to write what they know, but when what they know happens to be ripping off drug stores for drugs…well, here you go:
‘Drugstore Cowboy’ author pleads guilty to pharmacy robbery
by John de Leon
‘Drugstore Cowboy’ author James Fogle, 74, plead guilty at a hearing in the plea court at King County Courthouse in Seattle.
James Fogle, who penned the book “Drugstore Cowboy” that was later made into the acclaimed 1989 film, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to first-degree robbery for the holdup last May of a Redmond pharmacy.
Fogle, 73, and 45-year-old Shannon Benn, walked into the Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Redmond Way around 9 p.m. Benn was armed with a handgun and Fogle had a BB gun, according to charging paperwork filed in King County Superior Court.
Fogle confronted a female employee when she said the store was closing; he pulled up his shirt to display the BB gun tucked into his waistband…
For the complete article click here to go to The Seattle Times.
(“How to be a drugstore cowboy”, here. First step: Read the book.)