"Hillbilly Elegy" later turned into a Netflix feature film of the same name. The movie inspired by Vance's book released to Netflix in 2020. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close.

Hillbilly is a word that’s full of implications ... citing one candidate who “takes pride in declaring that his supporters are ‘red necks’ and ‘hill-billies’ representing remote rural precincts and ...

JD Vance’s (R) book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” said that he won ... it’s who they are today,” Howard continued. The Hill has reached ...

Capitol Hill is rarely the only career venture for ... Vance has written one book – his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” was published in 2016 by ...

Pic: Reuters This is how JD Vance took his experiences as a self-proclaimed hillbilly and used them to write a bestselling book and propel himself to the top of politics. In his 2016 memoir ...