The American author Winston Groom is dead. Groom achieved world fame through the film adaptation of his novel "Forrest Gump" with Tom Hanks.
"Forrest Gump" author Winston Groom is dead. This was announced by the mayor of his hometown Fairhope in the US state of Alabama, Karin Wilson. An "iconic author" has been lost, she said in an interview with CNN. Groom died on Wednesday evening and was 77 years old. Kay Ivey (75), Governor of Alabama, also confirmed his death: "We are sad to learn that Alabama has lost one of its most talented writers", Ivey tweeted.
Groom was born in Washington, D.C. in 1944. born but grew up in Alabama and lived there all his life. In 1986 he published his most famous novel "Forrest Gump", which was filmed in 1994 under the same name by director Robert Zemeckis (68). Tom Hanks (64) slipped into the role of the title character. In total, the film won six Oscars and is still one of Hollywood's milestones.