Julien Lon Tinkle (March 20, 1906 – January 11, 1980) was a historian, writer, book critic, and professor who specialized in the history of Texas.
After completing his post-graduate work, Tinkle accepted a position as an instructor at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.
According to Greene, Tinkle's book "gives the essence of the Alamo story without attempting to exhaust history's explanation", and "is more revealing of the minds and wills that were behind the fateful decision to stay on to death" than other, later treatments of the battle.
[5] After Thirteen Days to Glory was published, Tinkle was hired as a historical advisor for John Wayne's film about the battle, The Alamo, which was released in 1960.
Tinkle was named to the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in France, and received an honorary doctorate from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas in 1963.
[10] "Culture Gulch," as this area near Turtle Creek is called, was also home to John Chapman, head of University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and the artists Jerry Bywaters and Ed Bearden.