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Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake, Jr. (September 6, 1931 – May 8, 2009) was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with legendary golf coach Harvey Penick, including ''Harvey Penick's Little Red Book'', a golf guide that became the best-selling sports book in publishing history.〔Bud Kennedy, “Texas novelist ‘Bud’ Shrake dies in Austin,” ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' (05/08/2009)〕 Called a “lion of Texas letters” by the ''Austin American-Statesman'',〔Patrick Beach "Versatile author 'Bud' Shrake dies at 77," ''Austin American-Statesman'' (May 09, 2009)〕 Shrake was a member of the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and received the Lon Tinkle lifetime achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters〔 and the Texas Book Festival Bookend Award.〔(TxState's Southwestern Writers Collection Exhibit Honors Texas Book Festival 2002 Award Winners )〕 ==Early life== Shrake was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended Paschal High School where, along with Dan Jenkins, he wrote for the school newspaper the ''Paschal Pantherette''. He served in the Army and attended the University of Texas and Texas Christian University.〔Associated Press “Edwin ‘Bud” Shrake dies at 77” (05/09/2009)〕 In 1951, Shrake joined Jenkins at the ''Fort Worth Press'' while he earned a degree in English and Philosophy at TCU.〔 Shrake started on the police beat for the underdog ''Press'' while Gary Cartwright covered the same beat for the mainstream ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. According to Cartwright, he and Shrake usually could be found hanging out at a bar across the street from the police station; a copy boy monitoring police calls would alert them to stories.〔Joe Holley, “Novelist Was a Texas Fixture,” ''Washington Post'' (05/10/2009)〕 Looking back at his job interview at the ''Press'', Shrake would write “it was a rackety, dirty city paper, with the teletypes clacking and a sense of urgency everywhere. A copy editor was eating tuna fish out of a can, and the bowling writer was drinking bourbon, and I thought, 'This is the world I want to be in.' "〔 At the Press, he also worked under legendary sports editor Blackie Sherrod who said about Shrake, “he immediately showed talent and went on to remarkable success and acclaim far beyond the pressbox."〔Jane Sumner, “Edwin ‘Bud’ Shrake: Famed writer remembered as a giant in Texas literature,” Dallas Morning News (05/09/2009)〕 In 1958, Shrake moved to the ''Dallas Times Herald'' as a sportswriter, followed by a move in 1961 to the ''Dallas Morning News'' in order to write a daily sports column. Shrake wrote about the Comanche’s final battle against the United States Army in his first novel, ''Blood Reckoning'' (1962). ''But Not For Love'', published in 1964, looked at the post-war generation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bud Shrake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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