This author wrote a film. The author and Edgar Rice Burroughs are not dating. The actor John Heard starred in the film.
Ann Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American novelist and short story writer. 
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 March 19, 1950) was an American fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and science-fiction genres. 
Chilly Scenes of Winter is Ann Beattie's first novel, published by Doubleday in September, 1976. 
 He had lead roles in several films, including "Deceived, 1991," "Chilly Scenes of Winter", "Heart Beat", "Cutter's Way", "Cat People", and "C.H.U.D.", as well as supporting roles in "After Hours", "Big", "Beaches", "Awakenings", "Rambling Rose", "The Pelican Brief", "My Fellow Americans", "Snake Eyes", and "Animal Factory". 
