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Frank McCourt was an Irish-American author, Pulitzer Prize winner and school teacher who is perhaps best known for his memoir Angela's Ashes, a memoir about his difficult childhood in poverty-stricken Limerick, Ireland.
He passed away on July 19, 2009 at the age of 78 from metastatic melanoma.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/books/20mccourt.html?_r=1&hp
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Fast Facts
- Born: August 19, 1930
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
- Literary Genre: Memoir, Novel
- Awards: 1997 Pulitzer Prize
- Brother: Malachy McCourt
- Spouse: Ellen Frey
- Taught in New York City public schools
- Death: July 19, 2009
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Career
After growing up in abject poverty in Limerick, Irelan (the source of his award-winning memoir), McCourt served in the United States Army during World War II and used the GI Bill to attend and graduate from New York University after his discharge. After receiving his masters degree in 1958 from Brooklyn College, he began teaching in the New York City public school system. In 1996 he published Angela's Ashes to much acclaim, going on to publish other successful memoirs including 1999's 'Tis. -
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PBS: Frank McCourt Online Audio Interview
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New York State Writers Institute: Frank McCourt Profile
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Video: Frank McCourt reads from Teacher Man (Time: 03:58)
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Academy of Achievement: Frank McCourt Biography
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Slate: When Irish Tongues are Talking (2007)
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Amazon.com: Frank McCourt Merchandise
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Who in the cat's hair is Jamie McCourt? I keep seeing the name but I have no idea. Is that Jamie of Jamie, Frosty & Frank? Jamie & Danny?
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from jeffmacintyre.com: Frank McCourt and the American Memoir http://bit.ly/4v87Po
@jeffmacintyre | November 10, 2009 05:00 PM -
NBA Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is interested in buying The Dodgers. Frank McCourt says that they are not for sale. Stay tuned.
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Joe Torre Needs a Contract Extension Amidst Unsure Time For Dodgers: Bleacher Report Owner Frank McCourt is nec.. http://bit.ly/8TrDe
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@serafinowicz: For some reason, I envision a Frank McCourt story where the cast of characters is made up of just beeping machines.
@Widgett | November 09, 2009 11:23 PM
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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir - $16.00
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish chi...
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Angela's Ashes - $14.00
Irish-American Frank McCourt looks back with sadness and affection at his first 18 years of growing up in New York and Ireland.
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60 Minutes - Frank McCourt (September 19, 1999) - $17.95
One of the most gifted and popular storytellers of his time, Frank McCourt, revisits Limerick, Ireland, the inspiration for his Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angela's Ashes. He talks with Ed Bradley about his childhood and growing up in p...
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Teacher Man: A Memoir - $26.00
Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize -- winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came '...
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Teacher Man - $9.99
"Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize -- winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, h...
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View All Frank McCourt Questions (72) | Ask a QuestionWould you fire your wife? (3 Answers)Yes if needed, because relations should be kept separate from profession if thats good for company its fair we should learn to sacrifice personal things for a greater cause read moreWhat is the story behind Charles Frank Holmans $55,000.00 donation to help fund Nashua NHs Historic Holman Stadium in 1937? (2 Answers)Well, took a bit of searching on the subject, but this is what I could find about his connection with the city and the project: "Charles Frank Holman served as ... read moreDid Rep. Barney Frank handle this Town Hall heckler appropriately? (8 Answers)The truth is, if you yell and scream and call things by inappropriate names (in other words if you act in an unprofessional manner) then I believe you deserve an ... read more
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Frank McCourt Personal Timeline
- August 19, 1930: Born in New York
- 1934: Family returned to Ireland
- 1943: Quit School
- 1949: Returned to America
- 1958: Masters Degree from Brooklyn College | Taught in New York Public School System
- 1996: National Book Critics Circle Award - for Angela's Ashes
- 1997: Pulitzer Prize -for Angela's Ashes
- 2002: Received honorary degree from University of Western Ontario
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Frank McCourt Publications Timeline
- 1996: Angela's Ashes
- 1999: 'Tis
- 2005: Teacher Man
- 2007: Angela and the Baby Jesus
