Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. Beagle is a well known author who lived in Davis for many years. One of his more famous stories is The Last Unicorn.

In 2006, JabberWokky attended Balticon 40 and got a chance to speak with him about his time in Davis. Flashing a wide smile, he spoke warmly about how much he had enjoyed living in Davis, and said he still had friends there and visits occasionally. He said he had lived at 2135 Humboldt Avenue (right near Arroyo Park). The line to see him was held up, but he was very happy to talk about his time in Davis. Very nice guy who clearly loves his former hometown.

On a "support the (formerly) local artist" note, he does not get royalties for the new DVD release of The Last Unicorn. Unless you order it via Conlan Press. He'll even toss in an autograph if you buy it from them.

2007-09-03 11:13:45   This is an awesome piece of Davis Trivia. Unicorns rule! —jefftolentino

2010-07-30 23:30:42   I met him at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. Really cool and friendly guy; I told him I used to live in Davis and he told me stories of a young coyote couple he used to watch as they walked to work each morning across the experimental fields. —BarnabasTruman