Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake Jr. was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with golf coach Harvey Penick, including Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, a golf guide that became the best-selling sports book in publishing history. Called a “lion of Texas letters” by the Austin American-Statesman, Shrake was a member of the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and received the Lon Tinkle lifetime achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Texas Book Festival Bookend Award.
Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2009)
On September 6, in the year 1931, Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2009). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 6, one of 447 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 6, 1931 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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