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Stephen Yafa is an American screenwriter, author, and speaker. He was noted for his 1968 screenplay, ''Paxton Quigley's Had the Course'', which was also a Writers Guild of America award-winning novel. The film was renamed "
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'' noted that Yafa disowned the picture. Yafa co-wrote the screenplay for the 1971 film, Summertree, with
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, based on the successful
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play. Yafa is also known for his first non-fiction book, ''Big Cotton'', published by Viking in 2005, and republished as ''Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber'' by Penguin in 2006. He was interviewed about the book on Illinois Public Radio. His most recent book is ''Grain of Truth: Why Eating Wheat Can Improve Your Health''.


Education

Yafa is a graduate of
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, with an MFA from
Carnegie-Mellon Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
.


Career and reception

Other writing by Yafa includes articles on wine, a book chapter on wine's origin, and an article on child trafficking. Yafa's ''Big Cotton'' was named a Best Book of the Year by the
San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de ...
: "Yafa chronicles everything from the domestication of cotton 5,550 years ago in Asia, Africa and South America to the rise of denim, the most American of fabrics, and today's controversial bioengineering." In 2005, calling his label “Segue” to reflect a transition from wine lover and writer to commercial winemaker, Yafa began making Pinot Noir wine professionally on a small scale. He produced 50 cases in 2005. In 2007 he produced 150 cases, which were rated "Decent" by Prince of Pinot in 2009. In 2007, Wines & Vines magazine published a 3-part series Yafa wrote about his experiences, called "Going Pro." In ''From No-knead to Sourdough'' Victoria Miller called ''Grain of Truth'' one of the best books on Gluten.


Personal life

Yafa is married to Bonnie Dahan, with three grown children, and lives in
Marin County, California Marin County is a County (United States), county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 262,231. Its county seat and ...
. Yafa was motivated to investigate and write about wheat and gluten after his wife was diagnosed with a "gluten neck," and he now promotes slow-fermented or homemade bread.


See also

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Three in the Attic ''Three in the Attic'' is a 1968 comedy film directed by Richard Wilson and starring Christopher Jones and Yvette Mimieux, with Judy Pace and Maggie Thrett. Nan Martin, John Beck, and Eve McVeagh appear in supporting roles. Jones plays Paxton ...
Based on novel "Paxton Quigley's Had the Course" by Stephen Yafa * Summertree Screenplay by Edward Hume and Stephen Yafa *
Max Frost and the Troopers Max Frost and the Troopers were a fictional rock music group created for the exploitation film ''Wild in the Streets'', released in 1968. The film featured Christopher Jones as the highly influential singer Max Frost. The songs performed by Frost ...
single, "Sittin' in Circles," was performed in the film ''Three in the Attic'' by Davie Allan and the Arrows. The B-side of that single, "Paxton Quigley's Had The Course," was a
Chad & Jeremy Chad & Jeremy were a British musical duo consisting of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, who began working in 1962 and had their first hit song in the UK with " Yesterday's Gone" (1963). That song became a hit in the United States in the following ...
composition. * Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Track_listing Track 6 - "Paxton Quigley's Had the Course" –
Chad & Jeremy Chad & Jeremy were a British musical duo consisting of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, who began working in 1962 and had their first hit song in the UK with " Yesterday's Gone" (1963). That song became a hit in the United States in the following ...
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Cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
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Cotton production in the United States The United States exports more cotton than any other country, though it ranks third in total production, behind China and India. Almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs in the Southern United States and the Western United States ...
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Founding Fathers of the United States The Founding Fathers of the United States, known simply as the Founding Fathers or Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American Revolution, American revolutionary leaders who United Colonies, united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the Am ...
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History of agriculture in the United States The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for th ...


References


External links

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Stephen Yafa at Rotten Tomatoes

WorldCat.org list of writings authored by Stephen Yafa

Stephen Yafa web site

Yafa discussing Big Cotton, on Illinois Public Radio
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