,
Dark & Twisty
Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of James Fogle's books
James Fogle

James Fogle’s Followers (20)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

James Fogle


Born
in Elcho, Wisconsin, The United States
September 29, 1936

Died
August 23, 2012

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


James Fogle was the American author of the autobiographical novel Drugstore Cowboy which became the basis for the film of the same name.

Fogle was in prison at the time of the film's release in 1989. A career criminal with a sixth-grade education, Fogle had been in trouble with the law many times starting in his teens and throughout the rest of his life. On May 27, 2010, Fogle was arrested, along with another man, robbing a drugstore in Redmond, Washington. He was held on $500,000 bail as he awaited trial.

Fogle was arrested for robbing a Seattle pharmacy in 2011. On Friday, March 4, 2011, he was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison. On August 23, 2012, Fogle died of "probable malignant mesothelioma" at the age of 75 in Monroe, Was ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.96 · 503 ratings · 54 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors
Drugstore Cowboy: A Novel
3.96 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 1990 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.