Background
He was born in Oklahoma City in 1948, grew up in Texas (in Abilene and Corpus Christi) and currently lives in Austin.
He was born in Oklahoma City in 1948, grew up in Texas (in Abilene and Corpus Christi) and currently lives in Austin.
Harrigan began his career as a journalist, as a staff writer and later senior editor at Texas Monthly magazine. Harrigan has written three other novels and three books of non-fiction. His most recent novel was Challenger Park, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006.
Stephen Harrigan has also been a prolific screenwriter, principally in the field of made-for-television movies.
Altman was in pre-production on the movie at the time of his death in November 2006.