Winston Groom

Autor, Darsteller

23. März 1943 — 17. September 2020 (77 Jahre)
Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) was an American author. He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and 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 & Co., published in 1995. His last novel was El Paso (2016).

Groom wrote a total of fifteen nonfiction works on such varied subjects as the American Civil War and World War I, including five multiple biographies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Winstom Groom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bekannt aus

  • Forrest Gump
    Forrest Gump1994
  • Laal Singh Chaddha
    Laal Singh Chaddha2022
  • Lee & Grant
    Lee & Grant2011

Filmografie

2022
Laal Singh Chaddha · as Novel
2011
1994
Forrest Gump · as Novel
1986
As Summers Die · as Novel

2000
My Dog Skip · as Mr. Goodloe

1998
Fox and Friends (USA) · as Self - Author, The Generals
1988
American Experience · as Self - Writer