Thomas Cobb is an American novelist and author of the 1987 novel ''Crazy Heart'' which was adapted into the 2010 Academy Award winning 2009 film ''

Crazy Heart ''Crazy Heart'' is a 2009 American drama film, written and directed by Scott Cooper, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Thomas Cobb, the film centers on a down-and-out country music singer-songwriter ( ...

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Life and career

Raised in

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, Cobb acquired an MFA from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

. He earned a PhD from the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

, where he studied fiction writing with

Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 – July 23, 1989) was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the ''Houston Post'', was managing ...

.The Reading Life: Jeff Bridges and ‘Crazy Heart’: Channeling Donald Barthelme?
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''. January 29, 2010. Retrieved on July 31, 2010. Barthelme also advised him on the writing of ''Crazy Heart''. Cobb has taught at

Eastern Arizona College Eastern Arizona College (EAC), is a community college in Graham County, Arizona. The main campus is in Thatcher, with satellite locations in Gila County, and Greenlee County. It is the oldest community college in Arizona and the only community ...

and in the Arizona State Prison System. Since 1987, he has been a member of the faculty of Rhode Island College and is Professor of English and Director of Performing & Fine Arts Commission. He teaches fiction writing and literature and was the director of the program from 1987 to 2005. In 2010, he received the Rhode Island College Alumni Faculty Award.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

'' (1987) * ''Shavetail'' (2009) * ''With Blood in Their Eyes'' (2012) * ''Darkness the Color of Snow'' (2015)

Short stories

* ''Acts of Contrition'' (2003)

References

External links

Thomas Cobb's website
(''Accessed 26th September 2010'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobb, Thomas Living people 20th-century American novelists Writers from Rhode Island University of Houston alumni Eastern Arizona College faculty American male novelists 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Arizona Year of birth missing (living people)