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Charles McColl Portis (December 28, 1933 – February 17, 2020) was an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western True Grit (1968). Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as films, released in 1970 and 1969, respectively.
May 3, 2024 · Charles Portis, American novelist whose works were admired for their deadpan comic tone, colorfully sketched characters, and spirit of adventure. He was best known for the novel True Grit (1968), which inspired two popular film adaptations (1969 and 2010). Learn more about Portis’s life and career.
Feb 17, 2020 · Charles Portis, the publicity-shy author of “True Grit” and a short list of other novels that drew a cult following and accolades as the work of possibly the nation’s best unknown writer, died...
Feb 20, 2020 · Charles Portis died on Monday, at the age of eighty-six. He left us with five impeccable novels and the question of how properly to mourn a writer whose work handled life’s tragic and...
Feb 17, 2020 · NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Charles Portis, a favorite among critics and writers for such shaggy dog stories as “Norwood” and “Gringos” and a bounty for Hollywood whose droll, bloody Western “True Grit” was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar nominated films, died Monday at age 86.
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Feb 18, 2020 · Charles Portis, the reclusive author of the western True Grit, in which a 14-year-old girl sets out to avenge her father’s murder, has died at the age of 86.
Apr 10, 2023 · The Oddballs and Odysseys of Charles Portis. In “True Grit,” and other novels, Portis displayed a genius that went beyond character in the strictly literary sense. By Casey Cep. April 10, 2023....
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