Dr. Strangerider?

From the Writer's Almanac, I learned that the same guy co-wrote Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider. I would never have guessed that.

It's the birthday of novelist and screenwriter Terry Southern, born in Alvarado, Texas (1924). He co-wrote the screenplays for the films Dr. Strangelove (1964) and Easy Rider (1969).

Terry Southern said, "The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish."

I really like that quote about writing to astonish.