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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.
- The Dog of The South
The Dog of the South is a 1979 novel by Charles Portis. The...
- True Grit (novel)
True Grit is a 1968 novel by Charles Portis that was first...
- Norwood (novel)
Norwood is the first novel written by author Charles Portis....
- The Dog of The South
Feb 20, 2020 · Wells Tower considers the life and work of the novelist Charles Portis, the author of “True Grit,” who died on February 17, 2020, at the age of eighty-six.
Feb 18, 2020 · Tue 18 Feb 2020 06.53 EST. 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....
- Alison Flood
Apr 10, 2023 · Books. 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...
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...
