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Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Explore the complex life and brilliant career of Kentucky writer Walter Tevis in this 2022 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-winning documentary. His novels The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Color of Money were all adapted into major motion pictures, and The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed television series of the past decade.
Length 56:44 Premiere: 07/13/21

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Walter Tevis: A Writer's Gambit

Premiered On: 09/13/2021

Explore the complex life and brilliant career of Kentucky writer Walter Tevis. His novels The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Color of Money were all adapted into major motion pictures, and The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed television series of the past decade.

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