Jimmy Buffett
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Brief Biography
Jimmy Buffett was born in Mississippi in 1946 and raised in Mobile, Alabama. After graduating in 1969 from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Buffett had a successful career as a musician and writer. His deep connection to Alabama and the Gulf Coast greatly influenced his writing, infusing it with a sense of place and adventure. Starting with Tales From Margaritaville (1989), a best-selling collection of short stories partially based on his songs, Buffett went on to write novels like Where is Joe Merchant? (1992) and A Salty Piece Of Land (2004). In his autobiography, A Pirate Looks At Fifty (1998), Buffett shares his personal journey from a young boy in Alabama to a renowned artist. Buffett died in 2023.
Publications
Tales from Margaritaville. San Diego; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
Where is Joe Merchant? New York; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
Parrot Head Handbook. New York; Universal City, Calif.; MCI, 1992.
Daybreak on the Equator. New York; Random House, 1997.
A Pirate Looks at Fifty. New York; Random House, 1998.
A Salty Piece of Land. Boston; Little, Brown and Co., 2004.
Swine Not! Boston; Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Joint Publications:
Jolly Mon. San Diego; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.
Trouble Dolls. San Diego; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.
Where is Joe Merchant? New York; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
Parrot Head Handbook. New York; Universal City, Calif.; MCI, 1992.
Daybreak on the Equator. New York; Random House, 1997.
A Pirate Looks at Fifty. New York; Random House, 1998.
A Salty Piece of Land. Boston; Little, Brown and Co., 2004.
Swine Not! Boston; Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Joint Publications:
Jolly Mon. San Diego; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.
Trouble Dolls. San Diego; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.
Themes
Jimmy Buffett was primarily a singer-songwriter, but he also wrote short stories, novels, children's books, and nonfiction. His fiction and nonfiction often feature Caribbean settings.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Buffett, Jimmy, “Jimmy Buffett,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/548.