James Howell Street (October 15, 1903 – September 28, 1954) was an American journalist , minister , and writer of Southern historical novels .
13-711: McClung is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. Colin McClung , agricultural scientist Alexander Keith McClung (1811–1855), diplomat Charles McClung McGhee (1828–1907), railroad tycoon and financier Charles McClung (1761–1835), politician, and surveyor Clarence Erwin McClung (1870–1946), biologist John & Emery McClung , musicians John McClung (1935–2004), historian and jurist John Alexander McClung (1891 – 1942), American singer-songwriter Kiel McClung (born 1985), soccer player Lee McClung (1870–1914), football player and Treasurer of
26-786: A hit film, Nothing Sacred . The Broadway musical, Hazel Flagg , was based on his short story, as well as the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis -film Living It Up . His success allowed him to write full-time, and throughout the 1940s he worked on a five-novel series of historical fiction about the progress of the Dabney family through the 19th century. The Dabney pentalogy— Oh, Promised Land , Tap Roots , By Valor and Arms , Tomorrow We Reap , and Mingo Dabney -explored classic Southern issues of race and honor , and strongly characterized Street's struggle to reconcile his Southern heritage with his feelings about racial injustice. The series
39-706: A position with the Pensacola, Florida Journal , Street joined the staff of the Associated Press . The AP position took him to New York , where he began freelance writing fiction. Hired away from the AP by the New York World-Telegram in 1937, Street sold a short story ("A Letter to the Editor") to Cosmopolitan magazine, which caught the eye of film producer David Selznick , who turned it into
52-582: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alexander Keith McClung Alexander Keith McClung (14 June 1811 – 23 March 1855) was an attorney from Vicksburg, Mississippi , who briefly served as US chargé d'affaires to Bolivia in President Zachary Taylor 's administration. An " inveterate Southern duelist " nicknamed "The Black Knight of the South", he killed as many as fourteen men in duels during his life. He
65-411: The surname McClung . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McClung&oldid=1180434291 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
78-997: The Eagle Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi . McClung was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi . James H. Street Street was born in Lumberton, Mississippi , in 1903. As a teenager, he began working as a journalist for newspapers in Laurel ( Laurel Leader Call ) and Hattiesburg, Mississippi . At the age of 20, Street, born a Roman Catholic, decided to become a Baptist minister, attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Howard College . Unsatisfied with his pastoral work after ministering stints in Missouri , Mississippi , and Alabama , Street returned to journalism in 1926. After briefly holding
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104-480: The firm and affectionate handshake from Street at the presentation of the award. However, shortly after the ceremony, Street "laid his head on the table like a baby," dead of a fatal heart attack. Jarrad speculated that the "explosion" of Street's vehement rant may have been the stress that caused his fatal heart attack. Scott Jarrad's letter was recorded by professional actors and made into the short film, A Colleague's Tribute to Southern Author James Street . Included
117-535: The latter in 1956 ), and a set of semi-autobiographical novels about a Baptist minister, The Gauntlet and The High Calling ; both were bought by Hollywood but never produced. Street's short stories and articles appeared regularly in Cosmopolitan , The Saturday Evening Post , Collier's and Holiday . Street died of a heart attack in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , on September 28, 1954, at age 50. He
130-400: Was a critical and popular success, with several of the books being made into feature films . Street modeled characters in his Dabney family saga on Sam Dale , Newt Knight and Greenwood LeFlore . Street also published two popular works about boys and dogs, the short story "The Biscuit Eater" and the novel Good-bye, My Lady , both turned into movies (the former in both 1940 and 1972 ,
143-575: Was also a poet. James H. Street used him as the model for the character Keith Alexander in his novel Tap Roots (1942). McClung was born in Fauquier County, Virginia , and was the nephew of United States Chief Justice John Marshall . He served as lieutenant colonel of the 1st Mississippi Regiment during the Mexican–American War . He was widely despised for his ill manners, bad credit, gambling, and drunkenness. He committed suicide in
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#1732765903599156-595: Was in Chapel Hill to present awards for excellence in radio broadcasting at a banquet, for which the main speaker was a "Reporter From the Pentagon" (as described by Scott Jarrad, a radio journalist who was to receive an award, who did not give the man's name). According to Jarrad, the "Reporter from the Pentagon" made a pure power politics argument in favor of preventive war against the Communist nations. Street, who
169-412: Was to present the awards, speaking after that main address, vehemently attacked the position put forward by the "Reporter from the Pentagon," in a spontaneous rant Jarrad described as "an explosion," laced with mild profanity; "in a word, he was magnificent." Following that rant, however, again according to Jarrad, Street presented the broadcasting awards warmly and politely. Jarrad specifically mentioned
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