Winston Groom
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Winston Groom (born March 23, 1943 in Washington, DC - † September 16, 2020 in Point Clear , Baldwin County , Alabama ) was an American author .
Life
Winston Groom was born in Washington, DC in 1943, but grew up in Mobile , Alabama, and studied at the University of Alabama , where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta student association . It went off in 1965. In the same year he entered the United States Army , where he served until 1969. Among other things, he also fought in the Vietnam War .
Groom has published a number of novels since the late 1970s . His novel Forrest Gump , published in 1986, was filmed in 1994 by Robert Zemeckis under the same title . After the global success of this film, Groom released a sequel with Gump & Co. in 1995 . In addition, Groom also wrote many non-fictional works that dealt, among other things, with the Second World War as well as American history and in particular the American Civil War.
Works
Novels
- Better Times Than Thesis. Berkley Books, New York, 1978, ISBN 0-425-05018-1 .
- As Summers Die. Summit Books, New York, 1980, ISBN 0-671-40072-X (German. The last days of summer. Heyne, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-10816-7 ).
- Only. Putnam, New York, 1984, ISBN 0-399-12905-7 .
- Forrest Gump. Doubleday, New York, 1986, ISBN 0-385-23134-2 (German Forrest Gump. Heyne, Munich 1994, 22nd edition, ISBN 3-453-08482-9 ), template of the film of the same name .
- Gone the Sun. Doubleday, New York, 1988, ISBN 0-385-23576-3 (German return to Bienville. Heyne, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-453-12533-9 ).
- Gump & Co. Pocket Books, New York, 1995, ISBN 0-671-52170-5 (German Forrest Gump & Co. Heyne, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-08667-8 ).
- Such a pretty, pretty girl. Random House, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-375-70570-8 .
- El Paso. Liveright Publishing Corporation (WW Norton & Company), New York, 2016, ISBN 978-1-63149-224-2
Non-fiction
- Conversations with the Enemy. Harmondsworth Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1983, ISBN 0-14-007369-8 (with Duncan Spencer )
- Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville: The Last Great Campaign of the Civil War. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1995, ISBN 0-87113-591-4 .
- The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 2000, ISBN 0-8173-1051-7 .
- A Storm in Flanders: Triumph and Tragedy on the Western Front. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2002, ISBN 0-87113-842-5 .
- 1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2005, ISBN 0-87113-889-1 .
- Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans. Vintage Books, New York, 2006, ISBN 1-4000-9566-2 .
Other
- GUMPisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest Gump. Pocket Books, New York, 1994, ISBN 0-671-51763-5 .
- The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook: Recipes & Reflections from Forrest Gump. Oxmoor House, Birmingham (Alabama), 1994, ISBN 0-8487-1479-2 (German The Bubba-Gump-Shrimp Cookbook. Recipes and quotations from Forrest Gump. Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-08664-3 )
Web links
- Literature by and about Winston Groom in the catalog of the German National Library
- Winston Groom. In: Fantastic Fiction. (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Dethrage: Winston Groom Beloved Author of Forrest Gump dies at 77. In: krocnews.com. September 17, 2020, accessed on September 17, 2020 .
- ↑ El Paso (2016): A Novel by Winston Groom. In: fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groom, Winston |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 2020 |
| Place of death | Point Clear , Baldwin County , Alabama |