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Dating Conan the Barbarians creator in the heart of Texas in 1934-1936
Released in 1996, the movie focuses on budding writer Novalyne Price Ellis (Renée Zellweger) and her experiences with famous pulp writer, Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio), creator of Conan the barbarian and other characters, like Kull, Solomon Kane and Red Sonya. The events take place in central Texas (Cross Plains and Brownwood) during the last two years of Howards life, 1934-1936, and are based on Novalynes memoirs One Who Walked Alone and Day of the Stranger: Further Memories of Robert E. Howard. Ann Wedgeworth is on hand as Roberts sickly mother.
Howards great imagination and expertise with words made him the greatest pulp fiction writer in the whole wide ...