Winston Groom

Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) was an American author. He is best known for his best-selling novel ''Forrest Gump'' (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold more than one million copies worldwide. Groom wrote a sequel, ''Gump and Co.'', published in 1995. His last novel was ''El Paso'' (2011).

He also wrote a total of fifteen nonfiction works on such varied subjects as the American Civil War and World War I, including five multiple biographies. Provided by Wikipedia