Tom Thurman: Well, the documentary’s an hour long, and it allows me the opportunity with KET’s support, of course, to examine both his life and his work and more importantly, the real distinct and clear overlap between the two. LEO Weekly: Tell me about the documentary. LEO caught up with Thurman to discuss the documentary and Tevis’ life. For him, as a fan of Tevis, this project was a great opportunity to tell the story of this somewhat troubled but prolific Kentucky writer. Thurman grew up in Shelby County where Tevis also spent time. Thompson on Film,” and another KET documentary about Louisville dancer Wendy Whelan.
He spent much of the rest of his life in Kentucky.įor the first time, his life is being chronicled in a KET documentary titled, “Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit,” directed by Tom Thurman whose work has included “Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. When he was 11, he rode a train across the country and rejoined his family in Kentucky. As a young child, he developed a heart condition and his family abandoned him in California, where he was placed in a children’s convalescent home. Tevis was born in San Francisco but his family was from Kentucky.
Tevis wrote several works that have been adapted to the big screen including “The Hustler” and “The Color of Money.” “The Queen’s Gambit” is the first mini-series of his work. The work of author Walter Tevis is seeing renewed interest after Netflix turned his novel “The Queen’s Gambit” into a limted series last year.
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