Meet Ron Hughart

Writer/Actor

Ronald Lee Hughart, "Ronnie" was born September 22, 1949, in Porterville, California, to parents who had migrated separately from Oklahoma to California in the late 1930s. His mom and dad met in the peach orchards of Pixley, California, so subsequently much of Ron's childhood was spent living the migrant life style. In his writings, Ron very eloquently captures the essence of growing up the oldest of five children to parents because of hard economic times had been forced into the fruits and vegetable fields to make ends meet. In a John Steinbeck-like manner. Ron chronicles in two books, award winning The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl and Beyond the Dust Bowl With a Pocket Full of Peanuts, what it was like to follow his folks as they struggled to “re-assimilate” into a society they did not understand or trust and who considered them at best, "Ditch bank Okies."

Literary Honors

2002    Shelved at National John Steinbeck Center Book Store
2003    Required reading at the College of the Sequoias English Department (English 1 & 360)
2004    Study Guide produced by Tulare County Office of Education
2006    Honorable Mention - Hollywood Book Festival
2010    Honorable Mention - London Book Festival

2011    Honorable Mention - London Book Festival