Winston Groom

Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 ? September 17, 2020) ^[1]^[2]^[3] was an American novelist and non-fiction writer. He was born in Washington, D.C. but raised near Mobile, Alabama .

He was best known for writing Forrest Gump , which was made into the popular 1994 movie Forrest Gump . He published a sequel, Gump and Co. , in 1995.

He also wrote many non-fiction works such as about the American Civil War and World War I .

Groom died on September 17, 2020 in Fairhope, Alabama from a heart attack at the age of 77. ^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Thornton, William (2020-09-17). " 'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77" . AL.com . Alabama Media Group . Retrieved 2020-09-20 . died Thursday ... This post was corrected Sept. 18 to give the correct date of death.
↑ Blount, Serena (March 25, 2010). "Winston Groom" . Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved June 10, 2010 .
↑ "2009 College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame Inductees: Winston F. Groom, Jr" . UA News . University of Alabama . September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010 . Retrieved June 10, 2010 .

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Thornton, William (2020-09-17). " 'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77" . AL.com . Alabama Media Group . Retrieved 2020-09-20 . died Thursday ... This post was corrected Sept. 18 to give the correct date of death.

[2] Blount, Serena (March 25, 2010). "Winston Groom" . Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved June 10, 2010 .

[3] "2009 College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame Inductees: Winston F. Groom, Jr" . UA News . University of Alabama . September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010 . Retrieved June 10, 2010 .

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