Notable works Loose Change Ex-spouse Jonathan Schwartz | Role Journalist Name Sara Davidson | |
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Occupation novelist, journalist, producer Alma mater University of California, Berkeley Education University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Books The December Project: A, Loose Change, Rock Hudson, Leap!: What Will We Do wi, Cowboy Similar People Rock Hudson, Jonathan Schwartz, Beth Sullivan, Aaron Spelling, Chris O'Donnell | ||
TV shows Jack and Mike, HeartBeat | ||
Sara Davidson (born 1943) is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. She is the author of the best-selling Loose Change.
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Personal
In 1968, she was briefly married to NYC popular-music radio deejay Jonathan Schwartz. A second marriage—to a Los Angeles businessman—produced a son and a daughter, but also ended in divorce. Her 1990s affair with "real-life cowboy" Richard Goff was the basis for her largely autobiographical novel Cowboy in 1999.
Education
Davidson graduated from University of California, Berkeley; also attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Journalist
Davidson's first job was as a reporter with the Boston Globe. She has also written for magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire. Harper's Magazine, Life, McCall's, Ms., The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, O, The Oprah Magazine, Ramparts and Rolling Stone.
Books
Television
In addition to having her novel Loose Change adapted for a mini-series, Davidson wrote and produced a number of television series. She created the series Jack and Mike, and HeartBeat. She was the co-executive producer for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.