Austin Gary

Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947) is an American novelist and writer, best known as a songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country music performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as associate producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams Jr.'s Hog Wild album.[1]

Austin Gary
Born (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation
GenreLiterary fiction
Website
yourlifereading.com

Career

Novelist and playwright

His new novel, A Delicate Dance, published in December 2015, was named Indiefab Award "Book of the Year" in LGBT adult fiction by Foreword Reviews.[2] Earlier, it was a finalist (novel-in-progress) in the 2014 Faulkner Wisdom competition.[3] His novel The Queerling, published in October 2013,[4] was a short-list finalist in 2012 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition[5] and was a 2013 IndieFab Award Finalist from ForeWord Reviews.[6] His novel Miss Madeira, published in August 2011,[7] was a finalist in the 2009 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition[8] and a finalist (shortlist) in ForeWords First Debut Fiction competition.[9] In 2008, his unpublished novel "Ask Me No Secrets" was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Competition.[10] "Genius", Gary's novel in progress, was a Finalist (shortlist) in the 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.[11] His historical novel "Genius" was also a finalist in the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc. Literary Competition.[12] His novels "Miss Madeira" and "Genius" ("The Soul of Genius") have both been adapted into plays. His latest, "Song of Myself", is a two-man Walt Whitman play.

Songwriting

Other ventures

A documentarian, Gary's Martin Luther King Jr. documentary They Killed Martin: 3 Lives Forever Changed is available on YouTube. Also a storyteller, he has appeared on Seattle Public radio station KUOW with personal stories about Thornton Wilder[18] and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[19] and A Guide to Visitors—The Best of Stories on Stage.[20]

Gary is also a high school teacher (Haubstadt (IN); Franklin, TN; Middle College, TN; John Overton (TN) and Big Picture (WA), numerologist[21] and a former advertising creative director, radio/television jingle composer, and newspaper editor.[22] He is a member of PEN Canada.[23]

Personal life

Gary is the son of Geoffrey Austin (Dutch) and Helen (née Heyser) Heyde, both deceased.[24] In 1967, he married teacher and actress Glory (Kissel) Heyde. The marriage ended in 2002. He is the father of stage director Rachel Rockwell,[25] who died of ovarian cancer in 2018, and Jeremy Spencer, former drummer for heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.[26]

He attended the University of Missouri (Columbia); Lincoln University (Jefferson City) and is a graduate of the University of Evansville (Indiana), with a degree in Speech and Drama.

References
  1. Associate Producer Credits. Artist Direct. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/gary-heyde/706191/
  2. Foreword Reviews 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winners LGBT (Adult Fiction). Retrieved July 4, 2016 from https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/winners/2015/lgbt/
  3. William Faulkner-Wisdom Competition. Retrieved 8:32, December 14, 2015, from http://wordsandmusic.org/2014-novel-progress-category-winners/ Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. The Queerling (novel). Amazon.com Retrieved 12:40, October 15, 2013, from https://www.amazon.com/The-Queerling-Austin-Gary/dp/1492326275/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381862452&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Queerling
  5. 2012 Short List for Finalists & Semi-Finalists. Retrieved May 24, 2016 https://wordsandmusic.org/past-winners/2012-winners-runners-finalists/2012-short-list-finalists-semi-finalists Archived June 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. IndieFab Award Finalist ForeWord Reviews. Retrieved October 2014, from "2013 Finalists in Gay & Lesbian (Adult Fiction) — IndieFab Awards". Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  7. Miss Madeira (novel). Amazon.com. Retrieved 10:48, November 2, 2011, from https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Madeira-Austin-Gary/dp/098778210X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320256023&sr=8-1
  8. 2009 Faulkner Competition Finalists. Retrieved 07:42, November 2, 2011, from "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  9. 2012 ForeWord First Debut Fiction Finalist. Retrieve 09:52, February 15, 2012, from https://www.facebook.com/notes/foreword-magazine/foreword-firsts-debut-fiction-awards-finalists/10150543051049479
  10. 2008 PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=265
  11. 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Finalist. Words and Music Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from "Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society: The Big Read". Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  12. 2013. PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 4:22, June 17, 2013, from http://pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=402
  13. One Stone At A Time (song). FAQS.org. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.faqs.org/copyright/love-doesnt-always-come-on-the-night-its-needed-by-tammy/
  14. 1997 Top Played. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 10:14, November 4, 2011, from books.google.ca
  15. Dixie's Bar & Grill. Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:19, November 2, 2011, from http://www.billboard.com/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979#/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979
  16. A Love Like This (song). Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:51, November 2, 2011, from https://www.billboard.com/artist/cleve-francis/chart-history/
  17. If Dreams Had Wings. James T Horn Official Website. Retrieved 11:04, November 3, 2011, from "Bio | James Horn". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  18. Wilder Days Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from "KUOW Presents". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  19. Martin Luther King Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from "Gary Heyde: The Only Way to Know You is to Get to Know You". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  20. Gary Heyde (Austin Gary) - Wilder Day Story. YouTube. Retrieved 4:15, December 10, 2012, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onqmIOnPjjI
  21. W/International Intuitive Numerologist Gary Heyde. The Spirit Within U. Retrieved September 2, 2015. from http://www.facebook.com/events/1633076896965735/
  22. Oakland City Journal Clipping. Oakland City Journal. Retrieved 11:16, November 2, 2011, from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. Why We Defend Pen Canada Annual Report. Retrieved 03:15, July 23, 2014, from http://pencanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PEN-AR-2014.pdf
  24. Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Helen Mae Heyde. Retrieved October 2014, from http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/gentry/obits/heydehm.txt
  25. Chicagoans of the Year: Theater. Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved Dec. 2012 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-27/entertainment/ct-ae-1230-coty-theater-20121227_1_rachel-rockwell-child-actors-stage-director/
  26. Drummer's appearance at Ford Center a homecoming of sorts. Retrieved October 2014, from http://www.courierpress.com/entertainment/drummers-appearance-instate-a-bit-of-a
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