Pat Conroy
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American novelist (1945-2016)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1945
- Works
- 60
Top works
- The WaveDancer Benefit
- Strandmuziek
- Saison noire
- Muzyka plaży
- Le prince des marees
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Film & TV
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th-century Southern literature.
Known for
- Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel — Himself2012
- Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White1998
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 92
- Total plays
- 1,527
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Place of death
- Beaufort
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- The Citadel
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- novel
- Sport
- basketball
- Official website
- www.patconroy.com
- Image
- Pat Conroy (cropped).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1945-10-26
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- date of death
- 2016-03-04
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- Commons category
- Pat Conroy (writer)
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