Biography
Pat Conroy began to work more often for the screen in the 1990s, but the emphasis of his work has always seemed to revolve around dysfunctional Southern families and abusive fathers.
Conroy was the eldest son in a family dominated by a Marine officer father and that moved over twenty times during his childhood--as told in "The Great Santini". The chief difference between fiction and real life was that Conroy's father was not killed heroically …
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Career Milestones
1995 | Published novel "Beach Music" |
1991 | Co-wrote screen adaptation of own novel, "The Prince of Tides"; earned Oscar nomination |
1989 | Wrote TV-movie, "Unconquered" |
1976 | Published "The Great Santini", his first novel |
1973 | First feature film based on his work, "Conrack" (adapted from "The Water Is Wide") |
1972 | Published "The Water is Wide", based on his experiences as a schoolteacher |
1970 | Published non-fiction book, "The Boo" |
1969 | Worked as schoolteacher in Daufuski, SC |
Awards
1991 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published) in The Prince of Tides |