Nevada Barr
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Nevada Barr (born March 1, 1952) is an American author best known for her Anna Pigeon series of mystery novels set in national parks in the United States.
Early life
Although Barr was born in Yerington, Nevada, she was named not after her state of birth but after a character in one of her father's favorite books.
She grew up in Johnstonville, California, a place near Susanville, California in the far northern section of California, one of two daughters. Her parents ran a small airport in Susanville, where her mother was both a pilot and a mechanic.
In her teenage years she learned to pilot a plane from her mother. Barr received her bachelor degree in speech and drama, and masters degree in acting at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in southern California. She finished her education at the University of California, Irvine.
Personal life
Barr had a brief first marriage.
While in her acting career, she married her second husband, Richard Jones in 1998. They were both in theatre. Her husband developed an interest in the physical environment and took a position in the National Park Service. This sparked a similar interest in Barr, who also worked in the National Park Service and developed a fictional character whose plots are set in national parks.
They divorced in 2006 after eight years of marriage, in a contested divorce. She then married Donald Paxton. As of 2016, Barr and her husband live in New Orleans.
Artistic career
Barr trained in drama and was a professional actor on stage and in voice-overs for 18 years after gaining her doctorate from University of California at Irvine. She began writing in those years. She had a brief marriage early in life. She lived in New York City and Minneapolis before moving to Clinton, Mississippi, with her second husband Richard Jones.
Jones' then-husband began working as a seasonal park ranger in the summer when Barr's then-husband Jones moved from being a stage manager to becoming involved with the environmental movement. Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi was her first permanent park ranger position. Barr began writing in earnest in 1978, when she was 26 years old. Bittersweet, her first book, was published in 1984. Track of the Cat, her first mystery book, was released in 1993. As a first book, this received two honors.
Anna Pigeon, a girl who was born in Texas's second seasonal job, was the subject of her first book. Pigeon is a law enforcement ranger with the United States National Park Service. The first mystery book in a series was the first in a series. The books in the series take place in various national parks (and other protected areas), where Pigeon solves murders that are often related to natural resource issues. The Anna Pigeon character has many similarities with Barr, including working as a park ranger and having a husband who worked in the theater in New York City.
When Barr's books first began to be a success, she became a full-time writer.
She began painting in 1996, contributed to her writing, and her service in the National Park Service.
After her marriage to Donald Paxton, she moved to New Orleans.