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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.
Sep 18, 2020 · Winston Groom, a Southern writer who found a measure of belated celebrity when his 1986 novel, “Forrest Gump,” was made into the 1994 Oscar-winning film starring Tom Hanks, died on Thursday at ...
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Sep 18, 2020 · The novelist and journalist wrote the best-known book by Groom, who was a talented journalist & noted author of American history. The novel was the improbable tale of a slow-witted but mathematically gifted man who was a participant or witness to key points of 20th Century history.
Winston Groom has 64 books on Goodreads with 175327 ratings. Winston Groom’s most popular book is Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1).
Sep 18, 2020 · Winston Groom, the writer whose novel Forrest Gump was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of...
Sep 21, 2020 · Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a 1994 movie that won six Oscars and became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at his home in Fairhope, Ala. He was...
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Sep 18, 2020 · CNN — Winston Groom, the American novelist and author of “Forrest Gump,” has died. Karin Wilson, mayor of his hometown of Fairhope, Alabama, told CNN that Groom’s family shared the news of...
