Cormac McCarthy
American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023).
The record
Cormac McCarthy was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Born on 20 July 1933 in Providence, McCarthy died on 13 June 2023 in Santa Fe at the age of 89.
Notable works include Suttree, Blood Meridian and All the Pretty Horses. McCarthy studied at University of Tennessee and Knoxville Catholic High School. Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship and Lillian Smith Book Award, among 11 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 73 languages, Cormac McCarthy is No. 983 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 20 July 1933, Providence
- Died
- 13 June 2023, Santa Fe (aged 89)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Novelist, playwright, writer
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville Catholic High School
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Children
- 2
- Wikipedia editions
- 73
Did you know
Lived to 89.
Shares a birthday with Petrarch and Edmund Hillary.
One of 31 people in the Index born in Providence, with H. P. Lovecraft.
Has a Wikipedia article in 73 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- FatherCharles J. McCarthy
Honours and works
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship1969
- Guggenheim Fellowship1976
- Lillian Smith Book Award1980
- MacArthur Fellows Program1981
- National Book Award for Fiction1992
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction1992
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize2006
- Believer Book Award2006
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2007
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel2008
- Tähtivaeltaja Award2009
Notable works
- Suttree
- Blood Meridian
- All the Pretty Horses
- The Border Trilogy
- No Country for Old Men
- The Road
- Stella Maris
- The Passenger
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- Wikidata Q272610 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)