Winston Groom | |
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.jpg) Groom in 2014 | |
| Born | Winston Francis Groom Jr. March 23, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 2020 (aged 77) Fairhope, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | UMS-Wright Preparatory School |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Children | 1 |
Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020)[1][2] was an American author. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a cultural phenomenon after being adapted as a 1994 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks. After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold more than one million copies worldwide. Groom wrote a sequel, Gump and Co., published in 1995. His last novel was El Paso (2011).
He also wrote a total of fifteen nonfiction works on such varied subjects as the American Civil War and World War I, including five multiple biographies.
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