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Doig was born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana [5] to Charles "Charlie" Doig, ranch hand and Berneta Ringer Doig. [5] After the death of his mother on his sixth birthday, he was raised briefly (1947 - 1949) by his father and his father's second wife, Fern White, who had been hired as a ranch cook, and later by his father and his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth "Bessie" Ringer.
This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind is a 1978 nonfiction book by Ivan Doig. A memoir of the author's early life in Montana, [1] it was a finalist for the National Book Award. [2] [3] It was Doig's first book, written in Seattle and followed by several fiction and nonfiction books. [4]
Bucking the Sun is a novel by American author Ivan Doig, published in 1996. It is the fourth book in Doig's Two Medicine Country series. [ 1 ] The title refers to "working against the glare of sunrise or sunset".
Ivan Doig (1939–2015) Harry Sinclair Drago; E. J. T. Edson (1928–2014) Edward S. Ellis (Edward Sylvester Ellis) (1840–1916) Louise Erdrich; Loren D. Estleman ...
Ivan Doig papers: Manuscripts, proofs and galleys, typed and handwritten writing fragments, pocket notebooks, note cards, diaries, journals, photographs, audio/visual material, and memorabilia created or collected by Ivan Doig. The entire collection is also available online.
He produced and directed Landscapes of a Western Mind: The Story of Ivan Doig, a documentary about American author and novelist Ivan Doig. [20] The film's trailer was released in 2021. It premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and was released on PBS in 2023. [21] [22]
Since 2017, the archive has been developing a collection of ambisonic recordings made at locations within Montana and other Western states. [12] The Soundscapes of Ivan Doig includes soundscape recordings and interviews from the lands and peoples featured in some of the American author's 16 novels. [11]
Moved to Montana as an adult; lived in Stevensville, Butte, and Martinsdale: Short story writer, novelist; poet; journalist [74] Margaret Craven: 1901–1980 Born in Helena: Short story writer; novelist; journalist [75] Ivan Doig: 1939–2015 Born in White Sulphur Springs; raised there and in Pondera County; lived near Choteau