James Fogle (September 29, 1936 – August 23, 2012) was the American author of the autobiographical novel ''
Drugstore Cowboy
''Drugstore Cowboy'' is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by the American filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost and based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather ...
'', which became the basis for the
film of the same name. He was born in
Elcho, Wisconsin.
Fogle was in prison at the time of the film's release in 1989. A career criminal with a sixth-grade education, Fogle had been in trouble with the law many times starting in his teens and throughout the rest of his life. On May 27, 2010, Fogle was arrested with another man for robbing a drugstore in
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010.
Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America.
With an an ...
. He was held on $500,000 bail as he awaited trial.
Fogle was arrested again for robbing a Seattle pharmacy in 2011. On Friday, March 4, 2011, he was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison. On August 23, 2012, Fogle died of
mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the internal organs (known as the mesothelium). The most common area affected is the lining of the lungs and chest wall. Less commonly the lining ...
at the age of 75 in the state
Monroe Correctional Complex
Monroe Correctional Complex is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Monroe, Washington, United States. With an operating capacity of 2,500, it is the second largest prison in the state. It opened in 1910, 21 year ...
in
Monroe, Washington
Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Skykomish, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers near the Cascade foothills, about northeast of Seattle. Monroe's population was 19,699 as of ...
. Though Fogle wrote many short stories and novels, the only one that has been published is ''Drugstore Cowboy'' with the rest in the possession of
Daniel Yost, a screenwriter and Fogle's friend.
Bibliography
* ''Adventure in Madness'' (short story)
* ''Drugstore Cowboy'' (novel) (1990)
* ''Doing It All'' (novel)
* ''Needle in the Sky'' (novel)
* ''Satan's Sandbox'' (novel)
* ''House of Worms'' (novel)
* ''Drugstore Cowboy Rides Again (Backside of a Mirror)'' (novel)
* ''Reckless Endearment''
* ''Harse Apples''
* ''Gold Gold Gold''
* ''The Just and the Unjust''
* ''Bird's Nest on the Ground'' (short story)
References
External links
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1936 births
2012 deaths
20th-century American novelists
American people who died in prison custody
American male novelists
Deaths from mesothelioma
People from Langlade County, Wisconsin
Prisoners who died in Washington (state) detention
Deaths from cancer in Washington (state)
American people convicted of robbery
20th-century American male writers