Groom's later works included a 2005 nonfiction book "1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls," chronicling US involvement in World War II. Paramount Pictures later disclosed it earned over $600 million but claimed it ended up in the red after expenses, noted AP on Friday. His granting of movie rights earned him $350,000 (€295,000) plus 3% of the net profit. Groom himself served as an infantry soldier. He published a sequel, Gump and Co., in 1995. The film became a cultural phenomenon, and won six Academy Awards. He is best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film by Robert Zemeckis in 1994. Groom died in Fairhope, according to Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson. (born March 23, 1943) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. Studied are the Kennedy and Johnson US presidencies, Alabama's segregationist Governor George Wallace, the Vietnam war offset by US anti-war protests, and even the advent of major tech companies. Winston Groom, the author of Forrest Gump, as well as several acclaimed novels and histories, died Thursday at the age of 77. The film also earned Tom Hanks the title of best actor for portraying a slow-witted man, albeit with a great many talents, who witnesses or was involved in key 20th century events. The novel was "darker" and "richer than the movie," said professor emeritus of English Don Noble of the University of Alabama, where Groom graduated 1965. "It's more subtle and more complicated." His novel "never would have opened" as a film, he told Alabama's Tuscaloosa News, conceding "they did an excellent job." Groom, who grew up in Mobile on Alabama's Gulf coast, once told the New York Times that director Robert Zemecki's film version of "Forrest Gump" took some of the "rough edges off" his book. How 'Forrest Gump' became a cultural phenomenon Our hearts and prayers are extended to his family,'' Alabama Govenor Kay Ivey said in a statement. "While he will be remembered for creating 'Forrest Gump,' Winston Groom was a talented journalist and noted author of American history. Groom was most famous for creating "Forrest Gump." His novel was made into a six-Oscar winning film starring Tom Hanks in 1994. Winston Groom talked about his book Vicksburg, 1863 (Knopf (April 7, 2009).Winston Groom has died at the age of 77 in his Alabama home in Fairhope, the town's mayor Karin Wilson posted on social media Friday. Sad news in the literary world is coming in today as Winston Groom. He is the co-author of Conversations with the Enemy, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The author of the original Forrest Gump novel and its sequel Gump and Co., Winston Groom, passed away this week at the age of 77. He is also the author of the No. Winston Groom is the author of fourteen books, including Forrest Gump and Patriotic Fire. Winston Groom, author of nine books, wrote the acclaimed Vietnam War novel Better Times Than These, the prize-winning As Summers Die, and co-authored Conversations with the Enemy, which was nominated for a 1984 Pulitzer Prize. He wrote the book Forrest Gump, which became an Oscar-winning film and cultural sensation. This event was a Livingston Lecture of the Atlanta History Center, held at 8 p.m. American novelist Winston Groom died this week at age 77. Groom responded to questions from members of the audience. The prolonged battle resulted in the loss of thousands of soldiers as each side vied for control of the Mississippi River valley. His book recounts the Union and Confederate confrontation at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863 that the author contends was the most important battle of the Civil War.
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