Editing Stinson Beach, California (section)

==In popular culture==
Stinson Beach has been the setting and filming location for several movies, including:

* ''[[Play It Again, Sam (1972 film)|Play It Again, Sam]]''
* ''[[The Fog]]''
* ''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]''
* ''[[The Invisible Man (2020 film)]]''; this adaptation is unrelated to the novel & film listed above.
* ''[[Basic Instinct]]''
* ''[[On the Edge (1986 film)|On The Edge]]''
* ''[[Shoot the Moon|Shoot The Moon]]''
* '' The Crazy-Quilt (1966 [[John Korty]] Film)''
* ''[[America Is Still the Place]]''

The town was mentioned in an episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''—"The Merchant of Korea".  In the episode, BJ borrows $200 from Charles to wire home to his wife as a down payment on the purchase of a one-acre lot with "trees, the beach, a view of San Francisco...everything!"

George Frayne ([[Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen|Commander Cody]]) wrote a song about Stinson Beach entitled "Midnight on The Strand". It was recorded on his 1987 album, ''Let's Rock''.

The town and the beach are the topic of a poem by [[Garrison Keillor]]. In ''We Are Still Married: Stories and Letters'', Keillor has a four-page essay about his visits to Stinson Beach and how thinking of the beach helps him sleep.<ref>Keillor, Garrison. Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (April 1, 1990) ''We are still Married: Stories and Letters'', {{ISBN|0-14-013156-6}}, pages 258–261, accessed May 10, 2007</ref>

The poet [[Robert Duncan (poet)|Robert Duncan]] wrote his influential collection ''Opening the Field'' at a house in Stinson Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbridge.org/bol-01.htm|title=Dreaming As One: Poetry, Poets and Community in Bolinas, California 1967 - 1980|last=Opstedal|first=Kevin|publisher=Big Bridge Press|access-date=6 January 2010}}</ref>

[[Janis Joplin]]'s cremated ashes were scattered along this beach as well as the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref name="Joplin, Laura">{{Cite book|title=Love, Janis |author=Joplin, Laura|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|date=August 16, 2005|isbn=0-06-075522-9}}</ref>

The story of a young surfer's recovery from a shark attack is the subject of a book, ''Far from Shore''.<ref>[http://www.farfromshorethebook.com ''Far from Shore'']</ref>

Author Danielle Steel writes about Stinson Beach in her novel ''One Day at a Time'' (Dell, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-440-24333-5}}).