Asa Earl Carter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Asa Earl Carter
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1925(1925-09-04)
Age	99
Date Of Death	June 7, 1979, Abilene, TX
Birthplace	Alabama
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Virgo

Asa Earl Carter Biography

Asa Earl Carter is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 4, 1925 in Alabama, Alabama, United States. A controversial figure, he was both a Ku Klux Klan leader and a writer of western-themed novels. He is best known for his 1973 work, The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.

Clint Eastwood made Carter’s popular Western novel, The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales, into a 1976 hit film of the same title.

He married India Thelma Walker, his high-school sweetheart. He and Walker subsequently had four children.

Asa Earl Carter Net Worth

Asa Earl Carter is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asa Earl Carter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A staunch opponent of the Civil Rights movement, he was the speechwriter for Alabama’s segregationist Governor, George Wallace.

He published a bestselling memoir under the guise of a Cherokee Indian, but his cover was blown by the New York Times.

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Who is Asa Earl Carter Dating?

According to our records, Asa Earl Carter married to India Thelma Walker. As of December 1, 2023, Asa Earl Carter’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Asa Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Asa Earl Carter celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Asa Earl Carter

1. Asa Earl Carter was an American activist, speechwriter, and novelist.
2. He was born in 1925 and passed away in 1979.
3. Carter is known for writing George Wallace’s infamous “Segregation now, segregation forever” speech.
4. He also wrote the novel “The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales,” which inspired a Clint Eastwood film.
5. Carter had a controversial past, including involvement with white supremacist groups.
6. He later changed his name to Forrest Carter and claimed Native American heritage.
7. Despite his literary success, Carter’s true identity remained a secret until after his death.
8. His works often explored themes of rebellion and individualism in the American South.
9. The authenticity of his claims about Native American ancestry has been questioned by scholars.
10. Asa Earl Carter’s life serves as a complex example of identity transformation and racial politics in America.

What happened Asa Carter?

Carter was working on The Wanderings of Little Tree, a sequel to The Education of Little Tree, as well as a screenplay version of the book, when he died in Abilene on June 7, 1979. The cause of death, reported as heart failure, was alleged to have resulted from a fistfight with his son.

Who wrote The Education of Little Tree?

Asa Earl Carter

How does the Education of Little Tree end?

Little Tree is rescued when his grandparents’ Native American friend Willow John notices his unhappiness and demands Little Tree be withdrawn from the school. At the end, the book’s pace speeds up dramatically and its detail decreases; A year or so later, Willow John takes sick, sings the passing song, and then dies.

Where does the Education of Little Tree take place?

The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression.

Where is Asa Carter buried?

His body was returned to Alabama for burial in the cemetery of the DeArmanville Methodist Church, east of Oxford. Clayton, Lawrence. “Afterword”. In Josey Wales: Two Westerns by Forrest Carter.