Newton Thornburg is most known for his 1976 novel Cutter and Bone, which was adapted into the 1981 film Cutter's Way.
12 Facts About Newton Thornburg
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Newton Thornburg was one of four children; he had an older brother, Robert, and two younger sisters, Margaret and Mary.
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Newton Thornburg's family was devoutly religious, but Thornburg soon became disenchanted with religion.
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Newton Thornburg was more interested in painting and transferred to the University of Iowa to study art.
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Newton Thornburg graduated from the University of Iowa with a Fine Arts degree.
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Newton Thornburg briefly enrolled in the Iowa Graduate Writers Workshop before dropping out.
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Newton Thornburg worked in a variety of jobs before devoting himself to writing full-time in 1973.
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Newton Thornburg worked with Wallis on the screenplay, but a feature film was not made.
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The sale did allow Newton Thornburg to buy his own ranch near Jane, Missouri and work on writing full-time.
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Newton Thornburg landed a four-book contract with Little, Brown and published Black Angus, Valhalla, and Dreamland.
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Newton Thornburg married Janet Adams in 1992 but the two divorced three years later.
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Newton Thornburg died on May 9,2011, a few days shy of his 82nd birthday.