Winston Groom
Born: March 23, 1943
Died: September 17, 2020 (aged 77)
Bio: Winston Francis Groom, Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer. He was best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film by Robert Zemeckis in 1994. The film became a cultural phenomenon, and won six Academy Awards.
Known for:
- Forrest Gump (1986)
- Gump and Co. (1995)
- A storm in Flanders (2002)
- Better Times Than These (1978)