James Horwitz is a non-fiction writer, known for his book They Went Thataway

They Went Thataway

They Went Thataway is a non-fiction book written by James Horwitz and published in 1976. It analyzes the Western film genre from a nostalgic, yet jaded point of view....

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Raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

, Horwitz contributed several articles to Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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magazine during the early 1970s. He also contributed to Penthouse

Penthouse (magazine)

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, High Times, and Time Out during the same time period. Before writing They Went Thataway, he lived in Paris

Paris

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 and London

London

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, where he worked as an independent motion picture writer, director and producer. Very little is known about Horwitz following the publication of They Went Thataway.