From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Barry Gifford born October 18 1946 is an American author poet and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir and Beat Generationinfluenced literary madness He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula two sexdriven starcrossed protagonists on the road The first of the series Wild at Heart was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch Perdita Durango was adapted into film by Alex de la Iglesia Much of Giffords work is nonfiction Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Gifford licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia