After then, he launched another book 'Conversations with the Enemy' in 1982, which was a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction finalist in 1984.

Then, he published his novel 'Better Times Than These' in 1978 and again launched his next novel 'As Summers Die' in 1980.

Winston Groom commenced his novelist career from the 'Washington Star' (newspaper), where he worked as a reporter.He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, including a tour of duty in the Vietnam War (from 1966 to 1967). Groom went to University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School), and also went to the University of Alabama, where he became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity and the Army ROTC, graduating in 1965. He was the son of Ruth (Knudsen) and Winston Francis Groom. He used to celebrate his birthday on 23rd March of every year and he had celebrated his 77th birthday as of 2020. Aries was his zodiac sign and white was his race. Similarly, he was from Christianity religion. He was from American nationality whereas his ethnicity was American-white. On 23rd March 1943, Winston Groom took birth with the name of Winston Francis Groom Jr. For his 1986 novel, 'Forrest Life of Winston Groom.Being an American novelist and non-fiction writer.He died in his sleep, most likely from a heart attack, his stepson Frederick Helmsing said. Winston Groom, a Southern writer who found a measure of belated celebrity when his 1986 novel, 'Forrest Gump,' was made into the 1994 Oscar-winning film starring Tom Hanks, died on Thursday at his home in Fairhope, Ala on 17th September 2020 at the age of 77. But, sadly, he passed away on 17th September 2020 at the age of 77. He has also written many novels such as Gone the Sun, Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl, and many others. He published a sequel, 'Gump and Co.', in 1995 as well as wrote numerous non-fiction works, on diverse subjects including the American Civil War and World War I. Army during the Vietnam War and later worked as a reporter for the 'Washington Star'.

He was also well known for such nonfiction historical works as 'Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West', 1846-1847. The film was considered a cultural phenomenon and won six Academy Awards. He was best known for his 1986 novel 'Forrest Gump', which was adapted into the popular 1994 film 'Forrest Gump' directed by Robert Zemeckis. was professionally known as Winston Groom. An American novelist and non-fiction writer, Winston Francis Groom Jr.

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