Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy: Tales of Oddball Luck and Derring-Do

About Thomas Hunter

Hunter's first book the end-of-the-world thriller Softly Walks the Beast earned top reviews and went into three printings. As spine tinglers go 'Beast' is a beauty (Los Angeles Times). Hunter has also written two screenplays that were made into major motion pictures: The Human Factor starring George Kennedy about terrorism against Americans abroad; and The Final Countdown starring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen about a giant aircraft carrier that travels back in time. Time Magazine praised that film: 'The Final Countdown' is as impressive a statement about the value and values of professional fighting men as one could hope to find these days. This realism also lends credibility to the fantastic tale unfolding aboard the mighty ship. ... 'The Final Countdown' is ... adult intelligent and entertaining.Hunter also had a career as a film actor starring in a dozen movies while based in Rome Italy where he got his start with Dino de Laurentiis in a series of spaghetti westerns. Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy: Tales of Oddball Luck and Derring-Do is the uproarious account of those adventure-filled years.Hunter was born in Savannah Georgia and has lived and worked in New York City Hollywood and Rome. While living abroad he founded an off-Broadway-style English language theater leading several seasons of experimental works to critical acclaim as director writer and actor. After returning to the States he founded and served as artistic director of the New England Repertory Company. Hunter currently lives in New England where he is working on a sequel to Softly Walks the Beast tentatively titled The Last Man Standing on Martha's Vineyard.