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Pat Conroy

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 American…

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Occupation
Novelist
Born
Donald Patrick Conroy (1945-10-26)October 26, 1945 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died
March 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 70) Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Literary fiction · nonfiction
Period
1970–2016
Spouse
Cassandra King

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Pat Conroy

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related to Works · 21
Pat Conroy → Beach Music2002, Broad2010, Discipline1986, Lowcountry Heart, My Life2009, My Losing Season2004, My Reading Life2013, Recipes, Reflections, Santini2016, South, The Boo1972, The Death, The Great Santini1980, The Lords, The Pat Conroy Cookbook, The Prince, The Water Is Wide1976, Tides1989, Unconquered
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related to Death · 14
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Genres · 2
Pat Conroy → Literary fiction, nonfiction
Born · 1
Pat Conroy → Donald Patrick Conroy (1945-10-26)October 26, 1945 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died · 1
Pat Conroy → March 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 70) Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation · 1
Pat Conroy → Novelist
Period · 1
Pat Conroy → 1970–2016
Spouse · 1
Pat Conroy → Cassandra King

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Pat ConroyDiedMarch 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 70) Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Pat ConroyGenresLiterary fiction1.00infobox
Pat ConroyGenresnonfiction1.00infobox
Pat ConroyOccupationNovelist1.00infobox
Pat ConroyPeriod1970–20161.00infobox
Pat ConroySpouseCassandra King1.00infobox
Pat ConroyWebsitepatconroy.com1.00infobox
Pat Conroyrelated to DeathOn February0.60section
Pat Conroyrelated to DeathConroy0.60section
Pat Conroyrelated to DeathFacebook0.60section
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