Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire.
January 29, 1927, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
March 14, 1989, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Place Of Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Profession
Writer
Parents
Paul Revere Abbey, Mildred Postlewait
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada
Movies
Lonely Are the Brave, Fire on the Mountain
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
1
God bless America. Let's save some of it.
2
I'd rather kill a man than a snake. Not because I love snakes or hate men. It is a question, rather, of proportion.
3
When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
4
Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a lot of scum on top.
5
Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.
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Fact
1
He was buried -- completely illegally, but in accordance with his expressed wishes -- at an unknown location in the Cabeza Prieta Desert, with no coffin, with a sleeping bag for a shroud, and with a funeral libation of whiskey poured over his body. His grave marker reads, "EDWARD PAUL ABBEY, 1927-1989. No Comment.". The location of his grave remains undisclosed.
2
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 1-3.
3
Lonely Are the Brave (1962) is from his novel "The Brave Cowboy". Try out "Desert Solitaire" and "The Monkey Wrench Gang". Inspiration for the non-violent (to humans) direct-action environmental movement. Funny, opinionated, romantic, anti-authoritarian, died too young. A defender of the American West. Kirk Douglas calls Lonely Are the Brave (1962) his favorite of all his films.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fire on the Mountain
1981
TV Movie book
Lonely Are the Brave
1962
novel "Brave Cowboy"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Earth First! The Politics of Radical Environmentalism
1987
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion
2013
Documentary
Edward Abbey
Earth First! The Politics of Radical Environmentalism
1987
Documentary
Himself
Abbey's Road
1982
TV Movie
Himself
The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn
1981
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Canyonlands: Edward Abbey and the Great American Desert
2010
Documentary post-production
Himself
Wrenched
2014
Documentary
Himself
DamNation
2014
Documentary
Himself
Drowning River
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Edward Abbey: A Voice in the Wilderness
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Natural Heroes
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Lonely Are the Brave (1962) as Writer
Fire on the Mountain (1981) as Writer
The Monkey Wrench Gang as Writer
Earth First! The Politics of Radical Environmentalism (1987) as Thanks
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