Winston Groom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Winston Groom

American writer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, historian, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Winston Francis Groom, Jr.
(born March 23, 1943) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.
He is known for writing Forrest Gump, which was adapted into the 1994 film Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis.
The film became a cultural phenomenon, and won six Academy Awards.
He published a sequel, Gump and Co., in 1995.
He has also written numerous non-fiction works, on diverse subjects including the American Civil War and World War I.