Austin Gary

Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947, St. Joseph, Missouri, United States) is an American novelist, mostly known as a BMI award-winning[1] songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as associate producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams, Jr.'s Hog Wild album.[2] A Documentarian, his 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[3] and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[4] and A Guide To Visitors—The Best Of Stories On Stage.[5] He is also a noted high school teacher (Haubstadt (IN); Franklin, TN; Middle College, TN; John Overton (TN) and Big Picture (WA), intuitive numerologist[6] yourlifereading.com ) and a former advertising creative director, radio/television jingle composer, and newspaper editor.[7] He is a member of PEN Canada.[8]

Austin Gary
Born (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, playwright, songwriter
GenreLiterary Fiction
Website
yourlifereading.com

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.[9] Earlier, it was a finalist (novel-in-progress) in the 2014 Faulkner Wisdom competition.[10] His novel, The Queerling, published in October 2013,[11] was a short-list finalist in 2012 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition[12] and was a 2013 IndieFab Award Finalist from ForeWord Reviews.[13] His novel, Miss Madeira, published in August 2011,[14] was a finalist in the 2009 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition[15] and a finalist (short list) in ForeWords First Debut Fiction competition.[16] In 2008, his unpublished novel, "Ask Me No Secrets," was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Competition.[17] "Genius," Gary's novel in progress, was a Finalist (Short List) in the 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.[18] His historical novel, "Genius," was also a finalist in the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc. Literary Competition.[19] His novels, "Miss Madeira" and "Genius" ("The Soul of Genius") have both been adapted into plays.

Personal life

He is the son of Goeffrey Austin (Dutch) and Helen (née Heyser) Heyde, both deceased.[20] In 1967, he married the teacher and actress, Glory (Kissel) Heyde. The marriage ended in 2002. He is the father of award-winning stage director [21] Rachel Rockwell [21] who died of ovarian cancer in 2018 and Jeremy Spencer, former drummer for heavy metal band, Five Finger Death Punch.[22] 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 & Drama.

Songwriting

References
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  2. Associate Producer Credits. Artist Direct. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/gary-heyde/706191/
  3. Wilder Days Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Martin Luther King Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Gary Heyde (Austin Gary) - Wilder Day Story. YouTube. Retrieved 4:15, December 10, 2012, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onqmIOnPjjI
  6. W/International Intuitive Numerologist Gary Heyde. The Spirit Within U. Retrieved September 2, 2015. from http://www.facebook.com/events/1633076896965735/
  7. 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 2011-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 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
  9. 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/
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. IndieFab Award Finalist ForeWord Reviews. Retrieved October, 2014, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  15. 2009 Faulkner Competition Finalists. Retrieved 07:42, November 2, 2011, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. 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
  17. 2008 PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=265
  18. 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Finalist. Words and Music Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. 2013. PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 4:22, June 17, 2013, from http://pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=402
  20. Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Helen Mae Heyde. Retrieved October, 2014, from http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/gentry/obits/heydehm.txt
  21. 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/
  22. 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
  23. 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/
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  25. 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
  26. A Love Like This (song). Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:51, November 2, 2011, from https://www.billboard.com/music/cleve-francis/chart-history/
  27. If Dreams Had Wings. James T Horn Official Website. Retrieved 11:04, November 3, 2011, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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