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 McCourt in 2006 | |
| Born | Francis McCourt August 19, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2009 (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
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| Notable work | Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 'Tis Teacher Man |
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| Parent(s) | Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr Angela Sheehan |
| Relatives | Brothers Malachy McCourt Michael McCourt Alphie McCourt |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997 |
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Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood.[1]
- ^ Grossman, Lev (19 July 2009). "Frank McCourt, 'Angela's Ashes' Author, Dies". TIME. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
For most of his life, until he was well into his 60s, Frank McCourt wasn't a writer; he was a teacher. But it is as a writer, the author of the wildly successful memoir Angela's Ashes, that he will be remembered. He died on July 19 in New York of meningitis. He was 78 years old.