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     • Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars.
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   Who was Donald Conroy?

   • Col. Donald Conroy, a storied Marine fighter pilot whose domestic code dictated that he never strike his daughters and not begin beating his sons until after they had learned to walk, died on Saturday at a hospital in Beaufort, S.C. He was 77 and best known as the model for the tyrannical title character in the book and movie ''The Great Santini.''

   Donald Conroy, 77, Model For 'The Great Santini,' Dies

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   Who was Pat Conroy?

   • Lou Krasky/Associated Press Pat Conroy, who used his tortured family life and the scenic marshlands of coastal South Carolina as unending sources of inspiration for his fiction, notably the novels “The Great Santini,” “The Lords of Discipline” and “The Prince of Tides,” died on Friday. He was 70.

   Pat Conroy, Author of ‘The Prince of Tides’ and ‘The Great Santini

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   Who was Colonel Conroy?

   • To the world outside the family, Colonel Conroy was a widely adored and larger-than-life character who came by his swagger honestly and who deserved the Great Santini nickname he had given himself after seeing a magician of that name as a child.

   Donald Conroy, 77, Model For 'The Great Santini,' Dies

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   Where did Pat Conroy live?

   • Pat Conroy at his home on Fripp Island, S.C., in 2000. Lou Krasky/Associated Press Pat Conroy, who used his tortured family life and the scenic marshlands of coastal South Carolina as unending sources of inspiration for his fiction, notably the novels “The Great Santini,” “The Lords of Discipline” and “The Prince of Tides,” died on Friday.

   Pat Conroy, Author of ‘The Prince of Tides’ and ‘The Great Santini

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   Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars.

5. www.nytimes.com › 1998/05/14 › usDonald Conroy, 77, Model For 'The Great Santini,' Dies

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   May 14, 1998 · Col. Donald Conroy, a storied Marine fighter pilot whose domestic code dictated that he never strike his daughters and not begin beating his sons until after they had learned to walk, died on...

6. www.nytimes.com › 2016/03/05 › booksPat Conroy, Author of ‘The Prince of Tides’ and ‘The Great ...

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   Mar 5, 2016 · Donald Patrick Conroy was born on Oct. 26, 1945, in Atlanta. Because of his father’s career, the family moved constantly, and Pat attended 11 schools in 12 years before an assignment to the...

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8. www.usatoday.com › story › lifePat Conroy memoir revisits his dad, 'the Great Santini'

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   Oct 24, 2013 · Donald Conroy, a highly decorated Marine pilot who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, lived by a warrior's code. His son says, "Dad's job description was to kill our nation's...

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   Apr 8, 2023 · Former President Donald Trump appears in court with his legal team, right, for an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money ...

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11. www.dallasnews.com › arts-entertainment › booksPat Conroy talks about the real ‘Great Santini’ - Dallas News

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    Nov 30, 2013 · Like Bull Meecham in the novel, Donald Conroy really was a Marine fighter pilot, really did beat and terrorize his wife and kids, really did drink to excess, really did swagger around and call...

12. apnews.com › general-news-1e3b2cf86be7466d9b4ac'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70 | AP News

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    Mar 5, 2016 · He was born Donald Patrick Conroy on Oct. 26, 1945. The Conroy children attended 11 schools in 12 years before the family eventually settled in Beaufort, about an hour from Charleston. He read obsessively as a child and called fellow Southerner Thomas Wolfe his inspiration to become a writer.