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Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop-cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77.

https://t.co/KoyJD7alVy #WhereLegendsAreMade pic.twitter.com/8B1V1BmOn3"Forrest Gump" author Winston Groom has died. "While he will be remembered for creating Forrest Gump, Winston Groom was a talented journalist & noted author of American history.

 was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77.Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town. A local funeral home also confirmed the death and said arrangements were pending.“While he will be remembered for creating, Winston Groom was a talented journalist and noted author of American history.

the 1994 movie starring Tom Hanks in the iconic role of Gump, as well as Sally Field and Gary Sinise — that earned him widespread fame and some financial success.The novel is considerably different from the film. Don Noble, University of Alabama professor emeritus of English, and a 40-year friend of Groom’s told The Tuscaloosa News that the novel was “darker” and “richer” than the movie.“You can make a lot of money as a comic writer, but you can’t get no respect,” Noble said.

Tributes have been paid to Forrest Gump author Winston Groom, who has died aged 77.

in a Facebook post.“It is with great sadness that I share the passing of our dear friend Winston Groom,” Wilson wrote. “The City of Fairhope has lost an iconic author today.

Facebook, adding her community had “lost an iconic author."“Forrest Gump” was the improbable tale of a slow-witted man who was a participant or witness to key points of 20th Century history — from Alabama segregationist Gov. George Wallace's “stand at the schoolhouse door," to meetings with presidents.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWinston Groom, the author whose novel Forrest Gump inspired the Oscar-winning film of the same name, has died at 77.

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