Pat Conroy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Conroy
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1945(1945-10-26)
Age	79
Date Of Death	2016-03-04
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Libra

Pat Conroy Biography

Pat Conroy is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on October 26, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. A prominent writer from an important genre of the American South, he is famous for his novels, including The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini (both of which were made into Hollywood films). The memoir of his 1972 teaching, The Water Is Wide could also be made into movie.

The novel he wrote, The Prince of Tides was adapted into a film in 1991 with His novel, The Prince of Tides, was adapted into a 1991 film starring Nick Nolte..

He got married to his third wife who is a writer with whom he has a close relationship, Cassandra King, in May 1997. Before that, he was wed with Barbara Bolling (1969-1977) and Lenore Gurewitz (1981-1995).

Pat Conroy Net Worth

Pat Conroy is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Conroy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His time during his time of The Citadel inspired both his memoir My Losing Season as well as his novel The Lords of Discipline. After finishing his studies at The Citadel, he taught English in South Carolina and was subsequently dismissed for not following the school’s policy of pro-corporal punishment.

He began his 2009 project, South of Broad, in Charleston, South Carolina.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Pat Conroy Dating?

According to our records, Pat Conroy married to Cassandra King , Lenore Fleischer , Barbara Jones. As of December 1, 2023, Pat Conroy’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pat Conroy celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

Is Prince of Tides based on a true story?

Conroy, who also worked on the screenplay for the film, wrote it as a fictional novel. However, as a Washington Post book review on “The Prince of Tides” story highlighted, Conroy had a penchant for pulling from actual events from his difficult childhood, as well as his family, and using them for his novels.

Where did Pat Conroy live after death?

Pat Conroy, the beloved author of The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides, has died. Conroy — who announced last month that he had pancreatic cancer — died Friday night at his home among his family in Beaufort, S.C.

Is the water is wide a true story?

Here is PAT CONROY’S extraordinary drama based on his own experience- the true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him.

Is The Great Santini a true story?

His memoir is Conroy’s first book since My Reading Life, a collection of essays published in 2010. Kirkus Reviews calls The Death of Santini “ the moving true story of an unforgivable father and his unlikely redemption.” It’s one of 10 titles on the latest LibraryReads, a national staff picks list.

Did the Prince of Tides win any Oscars?

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