Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt
	McCourt in 2006
Born	Francis McCourt; August 19, 1930; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 19, 2009 (aged 78); New York City, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Meningitis caused by melanoma
Citizenship	Irish; American;
Alma mater	New York University; Brooklyn College;
Occupations	Memoirist; writer; teacher;
Notable work	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir ; 'Tis; Teacher Man
Spouses	Alberta Small (m. 1961; div. 1979); Cheryl Floyd (m. 1984; div. 1989); Ellen Frey (m. 1994);
Parent(s)	Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr; Angela Sheehan
Relatives	Brothers Malachy McCourt; Michael McCourt; Alphie McCourt
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997
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Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes (book). It was made into a movie, Angela's Ashes. It is a memoir of his childhood.^[1]

He taught at six New York schools, including McKee Vocational and Technical High School in Staten Island, New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, Seward Park High School, Washington Irving High School, and the High School of Fashion Industries, all in Manhattan.

In May 2009, McCourt announced he had been treated for melanoma and that he was in remission.^[2] Two months later, he died from meningitis caused by the disease on July 19, 2009 under hospice care in New York City, a month before his 79th birthday.^[3]

Works

Angela's Ashes. 1996
The McCourts of Limerick (1998)^[4]
'Tis. 1999
The McCourts of New York (1999)^[4]
Teacher Man. 2005.

Angela and the Baby Jesus. 2007

References

↑ Grossman, Lev (July 19, 2009). "Frank McCourt, 'Angela's Ashes' Author, Dies". TIME. Retrieved April 4, 2013. For most of his life, until he was well into his 60s, Frank McCourt wasn't a writer; he was a teacher. But it is as a writer, the author of the wildly successful memoir Angela's Ashes, that he will be remembered. He died on July 19 in New York of meningitis. He was 78 years old.
↑ "'Angela's Ashes' author Frank McCourt has cancer". USA Today. May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
↑ Kelly, Antoinette (July 21, 2009). "A real Irish send-off for Frank McCourt". IrishCentral. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://snl.no/Frank_McCourt. SNL.no