Winston Groom
American novelist and non-fiction writer
Died when: 77 years 178 days (929 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) was an American novelist and non-fiction writer.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 non-fiction works on such varied subjects as the American Civil War and World War I, including five multiple biographies.
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