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==Author==

==Author==

A writer of novels, plays, and poetry, Weill spent two years working for the producer Otto Preminger.  For nineteen years, Weill hosted the program ''Louisiana Legends'' on his state's [[Public Broadcasting Service]] network.<ref name=bio/>Weill's novel, ''The Cajuns'' (2004) is particularly known for its treatment of [[Cajun]] culture and the unique characters of the fictitious Richelieu Parish in the year 1956, with political corruption and petty theft running rampant. One of the characters bears the name "Patoot Gaspard," a veteran member of the Louisiana State Senate. Gaspard's son-in-law, a "Bobby Boudreaux", is the parish sheriff. The local priest, "Father Justin," is Gaspard's son. Though not himself Cajun, Weill developed a knowledge of that culture through his rearing in Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mostlyfiction.com/mystery/weill.htm|title=''The Cajuns'' by Gus Weill|publisher=mostlyfiction.com|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

A writer of novels, plays, and poetry, Weill spent two years working for the producer Otto Preminger.  For nineteen years, Weill hosted the program ''Louisiana Legends'' on his state's [[Public Broadcasting Service]] network.<ref name=bio/>Weill's novel, ''The Cajuns'' (2004) is particularly known for its treatment of [[Cajun]] culture and the unique characters of the fictitious Richelieu Parish in the year 1956, with political corruption and petty theft running rampant. One of the characters bears the name "Patoot Gaspard," a veteran member of the Louisiana State Senate. Gaspard's son-in-law, a "Bobby Boudreaux", is the parish sheriff. The local priest, "Father Justin," is Gaspard's son. Though not himself Cajun, Weill developed a knowledge of that culture through his rearing in Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mostlyfiction.com/mystery/weill.htm|title=''The Cajuns'' by Gus Weill|publisher=mostlyfiction.com|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

''The Cajuns'' was actually inspired by a suggestion from James Carville: "Gus was always telling stories, from the first day I met him. There aren't many people who can tell you the same story, like, eleven times and still make you want to hear it again. He's the best raconteur I've ever met."<ref name=spanberg/>  

''The Cajuns'' was actually inspired by a suggestion from James Carville: "Gus was always telling stories, from the first day I met him. There aren't many people who can tell you the same story, like, eleven times and still make you want to hear it again. He's the best raconteur I've ever met."<ref name=spanberg/>  

Here is a list of selected other Weill works:

Here is a list of selected other Weill works:

   

   

*''You Are My Sunshine: The Jimmie Davis Story, An Affectionate Biography'' (Baton Rouge: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977), a biography with the title based on Davis' song "You Are My Sunshine", ISBN 0882896601 (0-88289-660-1)</ref>  

*''You Are My Sunshine: The Jimmie Davis Story, An Affectionate Biography'' (Baton Rouge: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977), a biography with the title based on Davis' song "You Are My Sunshine", ISBN 0882896601 (0-88289-660-1)</ref>  

*''The Weill Side of Louisiana Politics: Gus Weill Remembers'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://secure.lpb.org/shoplpb/Details.cfm?ProdID=20|title=Shop Louisiana Public Broadcasting|publisher=secure.lpb.org|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

*''The Weill Side of Louisiana Politics: Gus Weill Remembers'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://secure.lpb.org/shoplpb/Details.cfm?ProdID=20|title=Shop Louisiana Public Broadcasting|publisher=secure.lpb.org|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

 

==Personal life==

==Personal life==