Tuesday, September 16, 2008

F. X . Toole

F. X. Toole (Jerry Boyd) (1930-2002)





F. X. Toole was born in 1930. Having worked as a bullfighter, professional boxing "cut man," taxi driver, and saloon keeper, Toole published his first book of fiction at age seventy. He died in 2002, before seeing his short story "Million Dollar Baby" become an Academy Award-winning film.

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