The historical day september 18, 2020, the famous American screenwriter and writer Winston Groom passed away

American novelist and non-fiction writer, Grum devoted a lot of energy to writing the history of the war in the United States, and its subject matter covered a wide range of topics including the American Civil War and World War I; the most famous work was "Forrest Gump", which was not a best-seller when it was published, and was adapted into a film of the same name that swept the world.

This is a great work that has been achieved in the ordinary, and the whole work is about the most ordinary ups and downs and struggles of ordinary people, but it is such an ordinary and ordinary story that inspires thousands of people.

In that period, the American "Forrest Gump" brought strength and courage to too many people at the low point of life, and this work is not only an inspirational story but also contains a strong color of the times.

Winston Groom was born in Washington, D.C.

Entered the University Military School (now known as UMS-White Preparatory School) in Baldwin County, Alabama.

He entered the University of Alabama and graduated in 1965.

Winston initially hoped to be a brilliant lawyer like his father, but his literary editing experience in college eventually made him a writer.

He fought in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1969.

After returning home from the Vietnam War, Groom became a reporter for the Washington Star, a newspaper that was more influential in the Sar.D.C. than political and social news reports.

Resigning from the newspaper at the age of 32 to become a full-time writer, his first novel, Better Times Than These, was published in 1978. Tell the war story of a group of patriotic Vietnam War American troops.

His second novel, As Summers Die (1980), received good recognition.

He often lives with his wife and daughter in Alabama or Long Island, New York. In November 2011, Groom brought with him his latest book, A History of the American West: 1846-1847, about the adventures and moving years of the American West.

In 1985, he moved back to Alabama, where he wrote a book that would later become popular around the world, Forrest Gump. When it was published in 1986, it did not make Grum a best-selling novelist until 1994, when the novel was adapted by Robert Zemeckis into a film of the same name, with Tom Hanks as the protagonist, and the film of the same name won six awards, including the 1995 Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Academy Award for Best Director. The film propelled the novel's bestseller status.

Since 1978, he has published eight works, including the critically acclaimed Vietnam War novels "Remembering Good Times" and "Lost Summer". His co-authored biography, Talking to the Enemy, was nominated for the 1984 Pulitzer Prize.

His representative works include "Forrest Gump" and "As summers die", "History of the American West: 1846-1847", "Flying Above Life: A History of the Forging of Ace Pilots" and so on.

Winston Groom passed away on September 18, 2020 at the age of 77.

Winston Groom (March 23, 1944 – September 18, 2020) was an American screenwriter and writer.

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