Content deleted Content added
nominate for deletion |
Peteforsyth (talk | contribs) m →References: 2col |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 9:
== Literature ==
=== Authors ===
* Children's author [[Beverly Cleary]] set many of her stories in Portland, and used many references to the city in them. [[Henry Huggins]], for instance, lived on Klickitat Street, while [[Ramona Quimby]] was named for Quimby Street.
* [[Katherine Dunn]] came to Portland to attend [[Reed College]] and lives there still. Her novel ''[[Geek Love]]'' is partially set in Portland.
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], [[Grand Master Nebula|Grand Master]] author of speculative fiction, has lived in Portland since 1958. ''[[The Lathe of Heaven]]'', one of her most renowned novels, is set in a future Portland.
*Author [[Jean Auel]] currently lives in Portland with her husband. She attended both [[Portland State University]] and the [[University of Portland]].
* Author [[Chuck Palahniuk]] wrote ''[[Fight Club]]'', often regarded as a milestone for both [[Generation X]] and [[Generation Y]]. He also wrote an alternative travelogue of the city titled ''[[Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon]]''.
=== Books ===
* ''[[Blue Like Jazz]]'' by [[Donald Miller]]
* ''[[Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon]]'' by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
* ''[[Invisible Monsters]]'' by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
Line 21 ⟶ 34:
* ''[[The Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' series by [[Jean M. Auel]]
* ''[[Ramona Quimby, Age 8]]'' and other children's books by [[Beverly Cleary]]
* ''[[The Lathe of Heaven]]'' by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
* ''[[Paranoid Park]]'' by [[Blake Nelson]]
* ''[[Dies the Fire]]'' and sequels by [[S. M. Stirling]]
* ''[[Violence of Action]]'' by [[Richard Marcinko]]
== Film ==
=== Filmmakers ===
* Director [[Gus Van Sant]] has achieved commercial and critical acclaim for his films, including ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'', ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'', ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (which earned Van Sant a best director Oscar nomination) and ''[[Elephant (film)|Elephant]]'' (which won the [[Palme d'Or]] and a best director award at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]).
* [[Will Vinton Studios]], a famous producer of animated films (especially [[clay animation]]); noted for the feature film [[Return to Oz]], the [[California Raisins]] television commercials of the 1980s, [[Eddie Murphy]]'s television show [[The PJs]].
=== Films ===
Line 72 ⟶ 103:
== Television ==
* [[Matt Groening]], who graduated from Portland's [[Lincoln High School (Oregon)|Lincoln High School]], is responsible for creating two of the most popular animated television series of the last two decades, ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]''. Many of the character names in [[The Simpsons]] are [[List of The Simpsons name origins|taken from street names in Portland]] (Flanders, Rev. Lovejoy, etc.).
* ''[[Nowhere Man (TV series)|Nowhere Man]]'' - filmed largely in and around [[Portland, Oregon]]
* In an episode of [[Lost (TV series)|''Lost'']] it is discovered that [[Juliet Burke|Juliet]] has been on the island for over two years after she accepted a job in Portland, only to discover at the end of the episode that the job was actually [[Not in Portland|not in Portland]], but on the island.
Line 94 ⟶ 125:
* [[Kutless]]
* [[Lifesavas]]
* [[Storm Large]] - a Portland musician with a sizeable
* [[Stephen Malkmus]] - [[indie-rock]] musician, a former member of the bands [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]] and [[The Crust Brothers]], and current member of the bands [[Silver Jews]] and [[Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks]], currently based.
* [[Scott McCaughey]] - leader of [[Seattle]]-based bands [[The Young Fresh Fellows]] and [[The Minus 5]], currently based.
Line 106 ⟶ 141:
* [[The Dan Reed Network]]
* [[Resist]]
* [[The Shins]], a popular indie rock band
* [[Sleater-Kinney]] - based in Portland since early 2000s, moving from [[Olympia]], [[Washington]].
* [[Elliott Smith]], Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter - resided in Portland from age 14 until 1997.
* [[Swords (band)|Swords]] (also known as ''The Swords Project'') was an American [[indie-rock]] band formed and based in Portland.
* [[Talkdemonic]] - self-labeled folktronic hop band, originated and currently based.
Line 126 ⟶ 176:
* The song "Portland Oregon" by [[Loretta Lynn]]
* In the Decemberists' song "California One Youth and Beauty Brigade," [[Colin Meloy]] references the "Multnomah County Library," the library system of the county in which Portland is located.
* The Sleater-Kinney song "Light-Rail Coyote" is about the city of Portland and its residents.
== Erotica ==
Line 132 ⟶ 193:
==References==
==External links==
| |||