Sam Beaumont's real life Brokeback Mountain story
Sam Beaumont, pictured, settled down with Earl Meadows and tended 50 head of cattle for a quarter-century on an Oklahoma ranch. He says of his real life Brokeback Mountain story, "I was raised to be independent. I didn't really care what other people thought." In 1977, Beaumont was divorced and raising three sons after a dozen years in the Air Force when Meadows walked up to him near the Arkansas River. "He came up, we got to talkin' till 2 in the morning. I don't even remember what we said." But "I knew it was something special."
Together, they bought a ranch and raised Beaumont's three sons. The mortgage and most of the couple's possessions were put in Meadows' name. In 1999, Meadows had a stroke and Beaumont took care of him for a year until he died - and that's where the fantasy of a life together on the range collides with reality. Beaumont lost everything even though Meadows' will left everything to him.
Comments
That is tragic. I can't believe those the family is suing him for back rent! What disgusting excuses for human beings.
Posted by Susan? on January 18, 2006 10:55 AM
I sincerely hope Mr. Beaumont's good memories can comfort him.
Posted by GILBERTO FILHO? on January 18, 2006 8:27 PM
I just saw Brokeback Mountain and found it haunting.
As an author of a novel which includes two 'gay' characters, I can tell you homophobia is alive and well in the publishing industry in Australia. So much so I've been told it will never be looked at by a publishing house in Australia, and that I must go further afield to the US.
I have also been told to axe the gay thread completely to ensure a sale.
I won't. (hell can freeze over)
Apart from having written (in co-authorship with an American author) what has been described as the hottest gay love scene ever (one reviewer said it melted his keyboard even though we kept it under the NC17 radar) (emphasis on love though obviously there was some sex involved)I just cannot bear to trunk the most angst-ridden love story I'm ever likely to write.
I say 'gay' as opposed to gay for reasons inherent to the storyline. There are quite a few extraneous issues to their complex relationship. It is a love story mixed in with several other threads and is as intense as that of Jack and Ennis.
I despair of the novel ever seeing the light of day, modern values being what they are - neanderthal. But Brokeback Mountain spills a smattering of light into the darkness.
Posted by Shaere Biran? on January 26, 2006 2:45 AM
I can't believe the cousins would do that. Its so hurtful and not needed with the pain he already has. As to Shaere Biran i hope your book does get published because I Would read it.
Posted by Sally? on January 31, 2006 9:07 PM
folks: i can't stress strongly enough that you need to do a TRUST and not a will. Trusts transfer title to the person named therein upon the death of the person who wrote the trust. There is no probate, where lawyers get rich off the property and everything is tied up forever and NO ONE CAN CHALLENGE decisions made, because there is no inheritance: the property is basically jointly owned until the death of the trustor - except that the real owner holds actual full control of everything and can pull the trust at any time - and upon death, the "survivor" obtains full right of ownership.
Posted by alex? on February 3, 2006 11:11 PM
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