Frank McCourt
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- August 19, 1930
- Died
- July 19, 2009
- Works
- 84
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten]
- Angela's Ashes
- Teacher man
- El professor
- ANGELA'S ASHES AND TIS ( BOX SET OF 2 BOOKS )
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Writing · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Francis McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. In October 1949, at the age of 19, McCourt left Ireland. He had saved money from various jobs including as a telegram delivery boy and stolen from one of his employers, a moneylender, after her death. He took a boat from…
Known for
- Historic Pubs of Dublin — Himself/Presenter2008
- Home2006
- King Leopold's Ghost2006
- The Colbert Report — Self - Guest2005
- Beautiful Kid — Mr. Lennihan2003
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- Listeners
- 803
- Total plays
- 10,549
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Hysterical historic fiction and nonfiction. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+McCourt">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 28,255x
- Intermolecular interactions from a natural bond orbital, donor-acceptor viewpoint
· 1988 · cited 16,563x
- Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes
· 2002 · cited 15,893x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,759x
- NMRPipe: A multidimensional spectral processing system based on UNIX pipes
· 1995 · cited 13,765x
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Key facts
- Born
- Francis McCourt , ( 1930-08-19 ) August 19, 1930, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19) (aged 78), New York City, U.S.
- Citizenship
- Irish American
- Alma mater
- New York University Brooklyn College
- Occupations
- Memoirist writer teacher
- Notable work
- Angela's Ashes (1996) , 'Tis (1999), Teacher Man (2005)
- Spouses
- Alberta Small ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 1961</span>"}]]}'>1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Cheryl Floyd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 1984</span>"}]]}'>1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 ) Ellen Frey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 1994</span>"}]]}'>1994 )
- Parent s
- Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr, Angela Sheehan
- Relatives
- Malachy McCourt , Michael McCourt, Alphie McCourt
- Family
- Maggie McCourt, daughter
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997
Key dates
- Born
- 19 August 1930
- Died
- 19 July 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Sibling
- Malachy McCourt
- Occupation
- librettist
- Employer
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Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood.
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