Person
Pat Conroy
Writing · 1945–2016 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography
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

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self

Unconquered
Writer

The Prince of Tides
Novel

The Great Santini
Novel

The Lords of Discipline
Novel

Conrack
Novel

The Water Is Wide
Novel

Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
Himself
Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White
1998
Filmography
- 2012Margaret Mitchell: American RebelHimself
- 2006The Water Is WideNovel
- 1998Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf
- 1991The Prince of TidesNovel
- 1989UnconqueredWriter
- 1983The Lords of DisciplineNovel
- 1979The Great SantiniNovel
- 1974ConrackNovel
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